MILWAUKEE (WISN/CNN) - A woman fought off thieves after they tried to steal her car at BP gas station on Tuesday.
The victim, Melissa Smith, jumped on to the hood of her car to stop the thieves.
"I had the thought in my head," Smith said. "Do I go after my purse or do I stop my car. And the price tag of my car flashed through my head."
At first, she didn't see the assailants' car pull up. The car thief crouch down and got behind the wheel of her car.
"Didn't see him 'til I saw him get into my car, someone was in my car," Smith said. "and my, 'Oh hell, this isn't happening to me today' moment."
The thief tried to shake her off, but wasn't successful.
"He was laughing while I was on my car and he was trying to throw me off," Smith said. "So zero remorse."
She admitted she didn't think about the danger of jumping on the hood until afterwards, but the thief eventually gave up and ran away.
The thief did manage to get away with her purse, iPhone and wallet.
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