PPS-Safety

OK Ladies,

I received this from a friend who in turn received it on a ladies subject message board. I’ve talked about situational awareness in the past and this goes right along with that posting. Most people feel very comfortable in there neighborhood, especially when it’s a nice part of town. The area of the city that this happened in is a very nice upper-middle class area, but has a large mall close by, that is accessible via subway. A prime travel venue for just this type of petty theft.

This is in her own words…

I thought I would share what happened to me last night.




I had a lovely meal with 6 girlfriends at a Park Place restaurant last night. We had paid the check ( with a credit card which I then put back in my wallet). We finished our coffees and I reached for my purse as we said goodnight to each other and discovered it was gone.




There were 6 of us and my purse was at my feet between 2 of us.



The restaurant and Police reviewed the security tapes and this is what happened.




One 40 ish well dressed gentleman kicked my purse away from my feet, the next guy stepped over it , a lady behind kicked it to the side and then the 4th person, another female stopped to pick it up and they were gone.



I realised pretty quickly and called my husband to stop all the cards. Thy had already charged $800 at Wal mart and $1000 at Target.This happened well within 30 mins.

There was 6 of us and not one of us saw it happen, the couple facing me saw nothing and the restaurant staff couldn’t believe it.




I feel that I just took part in a 60 Minutes episode. This just doesn’t happen in Dunwoody!

They probably don’t even appreciate what they got… a brand new Coach purse that I bought at springbreak and a coach wallet!




Please be aware of your surroundings, I know we hear it all the time , but it really does matter!

Eleanor

So again ladies, be aware of what is going on around you. You might even try a PORTABLE PERSONAL ALARM attached to your purse that would alert you to anyone attempting to move your purse.

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