PARK AND PULL THE PURSE.

The crime left Enid Walker quite shaken. She totally did not expect this robbery.

Walker visits her friend weekly, and this was just a normal Tuesday. She pulled alongside the curb to park. While she was getting out another car with a man driving pulled up beside hers. Walker approached the car at first.

The Victim: Enid Walker

The Crime: Robbery

Date: 10.13

Time: 1:15 p.m.

Location: 9900 block of Springford

“I thought he wanted directions. I wasn’t really afraid,” she says.

Instead, the man said he wanted her purse and yanked it off her shoulder. Walker noticed that a woman and what looked to be a 3-year-old boy were also in the car.

Coffey is just glad to be unhurt in the incident, she says. She didn’t have much in her purse for the thief; she canceled her credit cards and is only out a couple of hundred dollars.

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says it is always important to be aware of one’s surroundings. Criminals are always looking for an opportunity, and it is important to be prepared. As in this case, a criminal may appear to be friendly, asking for directions or needing help, but may have ulterior motives.

Residents who become victims or see suspicious people in their neighborhoods are asked to get license plate numbers when at all possible, along with detailed descriptions of suspects and vehicles. Writing down the details as soon as possible will help, as one’s memory may fade. Giving police as much information as possible can help apprehend criminals.

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

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SOURCE Dallas Police reports