This article should help sell those over-priced condos at the Beacon....

Confronting robbers,
Monday, September 22, 2008
man is shot in ankle

A 40-year-old Jersey City man told police he was shot in the ankle at the Montgomery Gardens public housing complex Friday night after confronting three men he believed committed a robbery, according to reports.

Responding at 11:37 p.m. to a shooting report, police found the victim sitting on a bench with a gunshot wound to his foot and ankle, reports said.

The Lexington Avenue resident, who was treated at the Jersey City Medical Center, told cops he heard someone calling for help because of a robbery.

He said he tackled one of three men charging out of one of the towers when one of the two other alleged robbers shot him, reports said.

Police found two shell casings near the scene, reports said.

CHARLES HACK