[nndl] Mugging at Hancock H-E-B on Tuesday

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Sent: Wednesday, October
03, 2007 1:27 PM

Subject: [HydePark] CRIME:
Mugging at Hancock H-E-B on Tuesday

 

A co-worker just sent the following e-mail to
everyone, urging us to

be careful. I don't want to scare anyone or bum you out, but I thought

this was important to post since the incident happened so close to our

neighborhood. Hi Everyone- I was mugged last evening at HEB at Hancock
Center (41st and Red

River). I am shaken but fine. It was still light—around 7:10, and the store and parking lot were

crowded as usual. I am sending this to all of you as an alert – a warning to please be

careful even while running run-of-the-mill errands in seemingly safe

areas. I was parked at the far end of the grocery lot in a row that runs

along 41st Street.
I had just rested my grocery cart against the back

of my car and popped the trunk. I heard a screech, a roar, something

that was odd. I think I may have heard a shout, or HEY or something.

Something made me turn around (my back had been to the commotion).

All of a sudden I see this rough-looking guy bolt out of the passenger

side of an idling pickup truck. He charged at me full speed, staring

me square in the eye, and shoved me hard. He grabbed my arm and

wrenched my purse off of my shoulder, leapt back in the passenger side

and his getaway driver roared off, eastward on 41st. It took me a

second to register what had happened and then I just started screaming

like hell. A good Samaritan immediately came to my aid and called 911. The police

came and filed a report. They could not have been nicer or more

professional. The HEB security tape shows what happened; it will be

turned over to detectives. The thieves got my purse and my wallet. Thank God my car/house keys

were in my jeans pocket. My cell phone, ATM/debit card and cash I had

just withdrawn at the Omni were in my tote bag locked in the trunk. These two criminals knew exactly what they were doing. It happened in

the blink of an eye. Even the cop who looked at the security tape said

that even in frame-by-frame replay it takes place extraordinarily fast. Please be hyper-vigilant. I was lucky it was just my purse. I shudder

to think about it being worse, or happening to an innocent customer

holding a baby or small child. Thanks.

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