That was the title of this post you're about to see, which started life on the Adams Point Yahoo! Message Board. I'm just glad it wasn't a sharp ending!
A good neighborhood at work today!
This morning at 9:00AM I heard a woman shout out, "give me back my money"!
When I looked outside I saw a woman running away. Turns out it was my neighbor chasing the suspect. She was robbed at knifepoint behind our building 286 Lenox
I used the whistle ( but don't know if it helped or not) and called the police. It appears that several other neighbors called the police as well. The victim kept chasing the suspect and yelling give me back my money which worked to get many different people to come out and call the police.The police received several calls and they were able to catch the woman that robbed her within about 30 minutes I think.
It appears that one person witnessed it all, another witnessed the suspect approaching before the actual robbery and others witnessed the chase.
Also good news is that when the police were called they answered very quickly and responded quickly to an in progress robbery. I know everything doesn't always work out well, but it was refreshing to see how many people were willing to come out to help as they realized their was a problem.
Interesting point. The victim did note that she probably wouldn't have called the police, if everyone else had not, just leaving it alone. This is a pretty common thought among alot of people is my bet. Turns out she is happy that people did call for her.
Let's keep building that momentum of neighborhood community, it just might be working!
Barb
A good neighborhood at work today!
This morning at 9:00AM I heard a woman shout out, "give me back my money"!
When I looked outside I saw a woman running away. Turns out it was my neighbor chasing the suspect. She was robbed at knifepoint behind our building 286 Lenox
I used the whistle ( but don't know if it helped or not) and called the police. It appears that several other neighbors called the police as well. The victim kept chasing the suspect and yelling give me back my money which worked to get many different people to come out and call the police.The police received several calls and they were able to catch the woman that robbed her within about 30 minutes I think.
It appears that one person witnessed it all, another witnessed the suspect approaching before the actual robbery and others witnessed the chase.
Also good news is that when the police were called they answered very quickly and responded quickly to an in progress robbery. I know everything doesn't always work out well, but it was refreshing to see how many people were willing to come out to help as they realized their was a problem.
Interesting point. The victim did note that she probably wouldn't have called the police, if everyone else had not, just leaving it alone. This is a pretty common thought among alot of people is my bet. Turns out she is happy that people did call for her.
Let's keep building that momentum of neighborhood community, it just might be working!
Barb
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