[nfbmi-talk] Another Blind person's story -- happy ending FW: I wasrobbed on Saturday night

[joe harcz Comcast]

It is nice to hear of some justice in this world. thanks for sharing it 
Fred.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 7:14 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Another Blind person's story -- happy ending FW: I 
wasrobbed on Saturday night


> Some of us in Michigan know this person.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chasity Jackson [mailto:chasityvanda at charter.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 6:47 PM
> To: our-safe-haven at googlegroups.com
> Subject: I was robbed on Saturday night
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> I went to Walmart on Saturday and did some grocery shopping. My friend 
> Terry
> accompanied me. Terry and I were sitting on the bench by the door. We were
> inside the store on the bench. I had just called a cab. My guide dog 
> Hadley
> was with me too. As I hung up from calling the cab, I was about to put my
> cell phone back in my purse, when I felt it suddenly being taken from me.
> The person took it and ran. I started screaming for help, and nobody was
> around at the time. A couple people just walked by. Then I saw another 
> lady
> coming and I ran into her path and stopped her before she too walked by. I
> told her my purse had been stolen and I needed help immediately. A few 
> other
> people came to the scene to help and the police were notified. They came 
> and
> got a good description from me about the incident. The shopper who helped 
> me
> shop also came and described my purse. I know my bank's number and my 
> debit
> card number by heart, so it was cancelled immediately. The two officers 
> who
> came went and reviewed the camera footage. They thought before reviewing 
> it
> that they could easily track the thief by her license plate. But due to
> where she parked and the lighting at that area, they came back and told me
> that they couldn't. While they had gotten a very good description of the
> woman as she took my purse, they could not get a good shot of her license.
> They told me my chances of getting my purse back were slim and none. They
> took a report and I went home, unloaded my groceries and considered it a
> loss. About twenty minutes after I got home, one of the officers called me
> and asked me to come back to Walmart. He said he had my purse. He asked if 
> I
> wanted to press charges against the woman and without hesitation, I said I
> absolutely wanted to press charges. Once Chris and I called a cab and
> arrived, the other officer came to us and told me he was the one who 
> stopped
> them. He was a very nice African American gentleman. So they had me check
> through my purse to make sure all cards and everything were there. The 
> woman
> had dumped my purse all over a parking lot once she realized there was no
> cash in it. I felt so fortunate to get it back because it contained things
> of a lot of value, such as my victor reader stream which is a reading 
> device
> that blind people use, that was about $350, my digital camera which was 
> over
> another $300, my ticket that Chuck Berry autographed and something that 
> Kid
> Rock gave me...It also contained many of my demographic documents such as 
> my
> state ID, social security card, debit card, etc. My house keys were also 
> in
> my purse, so  all she had to do was get my address off my ID, come to my
> house and use the keys. I had four or five SD cards. They are still 
> missing.
>
> I am following up about those. I asked the officer how he ended up 
> catching
> her. He explained again to me that he was the officer who reviewed the
> camera, so he already had a good description of her. A few minutes after I
> left, he was called to the scene of a motorist assist. A gentleman was
> sitting on the road, changing a flat tire for two ladies in a car. The
> officer blocked off the road so the guy didn't get hit. After blocking off
> the road, he shined a spotlight on the car. He noticed that the car 
> matched
> the description of the one they saw on the camera. He said he played it 
> cool
> and acted like he was trying to help. But he went closer and saw the two
> ladies in the car and they completely matched the description of the
> suspects on camera at the store. So he asked the ladies to step out of the
> car and arrested them. I asked if I could see the lady who stole my purse
> and confront her about it face to face. He said it wasn't a good idea at 
> the
> moment because she was hysterical and actin a fool, as he put it. I asked
> him what she was doing that was so foolish. He said she was hysterical
> because she has a newborn baby and she was screaming, "So, just because I
> took something, now my newborn baby has to suffer?" And he explained to 
> her,
> technically yes she will suffer, but we have to teach you that you can't
> take things and not have consequences." The woman's husband came up to me,
> shook my hand and apologized profusely for what his wife had done. He 
> said,
> "She's a little crazy, and I don't blame you for anything you do to her. 
> She
> deserves anything she's getting. I don't want sympathy from you, but we do
> have a newborn and I do need her around, but at the same time, she 
> shouldn't
> have done anything and I don't blame you for pursuing it. Again, I
> apologize." He seemed very genuine and sincere about his apology. I feel
> like I am doing the best thing and doing he and the baby a favor by
> continuing to pursue it. If she's as psycho as he claims, she really has 
> no
> business raising the baby to be a convicted felon like herself. The cops
> charged her with strong armed robbery, a felony for stealing and grand
> theft. What are the odds that the same officer who reviewed the camera and
> was helping at the scene was the same officer who helped the motorist
> assist, and it just so happened to be the lady who stole my purse...Those
> odds are one in a million. I was very lucky and fortunate. The officers 
> said
> she will be in serious trouble and will definitely be doing some time.
> Hopefully in the process of her doing time, her husband will find a law
> abiding woman to raise their baby... LOL. I will keep everyone updated. 
> Her
> trial is on July 11. I will let you know as I find out more information.
> What an eventful weekend!
> Chasity
>
>
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