Crooks Who Robbed Mom in Jail

A few months ago my Mom had her wallet taken from her pocketbook while shopping. This was very traumatic for my mother who felt that it was her own fault. She felt that she was old and a little scattered and not paying attention. When the thieves bumped her to get her wallet she even apologized. I told her at the time that stupid thieves like this will eventually get caught. They keep repeating the same risky act and sooner or later their luck will run out. I told her that it was not a bad thing to go through life without a paranoid attitude. She shouldn't spend her whole life worrying about being cheated or robbed. An occasional stolen wallet is a small price to pay for enjoying your life.

Sergeant Cummings of the Clarkstown Police was very nice to my mother. He followed through with her on every stage of the investigation. Last night Sergeant Cummings called Mom last night to tell her that the pickpockets had been caught and were in Jail in Union City New Jersey. They were on video tape stealing from my mother, but were also on tape doing the same thing at a mall upstate and in several New Jersey malls. They were tracked down because the detectives in these communities worked together, pooling their information. The thieves were arrested and large amounts of drugs were confiscated at the same time. These bad guys will certainly spend some time in vacation at the State's expense.

It is a bad thing to be the victim of a crime. You feel violated. Knowing that the bad guys will pay for their violation, though, takes a little of the sting out of it. My mother is thrilled and feels vindicated. Sergeant Cummings and the other law enforcement people that put this case together have made her very happy. Good Job!