Citizens help woman track thief
( 2003-09-30 12:47) (China Daily)
Several alert citizens in
Sidaokou in western Beijing helped a robbery victim catch the man who stole her
purse from her bag last Monday, Beijing Youth Daily reports.
"Without the help of so many warm-hearted people, I wouldn't have known about
the robbery, much less have been able to catch the thief so quickly," Xiao Fang
recalled.
At around 10:00 am on Monday as Xiao Fang left a supermarket and mounted her
bike, she heard a voice call out behind her: "Someone just stole your purse!"
She chased the thief to a crossroads where an elderly man told her that the
robber had turned into another road. Xiao Fang followed his instructions until
she came upon a middle-aged woman who said, "Four men just jumped in a taxi.
Here is the licence number."
Then, as if on cue, a police van appeared to pick up Xiao Fang.
They chased down the taxi and arrested the thief.
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