Women better protect purses
It’s a black hole that swallows up coins and car keys and compacts, not to mention other female items, which we feel compelled to carry. And yet, carry them we must. We load up our purses and haul them around because it’s our duty. Lord knows, someone might need something and we have to be ready. The downside of carrying a handbag is the ease with which it can be stolen.
In the past week alone, the Town Crier has heard of three purse thefts, including a spate of snatchings at the Safeway on Redwood Road. Police say a man/woman team has been distracting customers in the store and stealing purses from their shopping carts. It’s a crime of opportunity and can easily be avoided by wearing one’s purse like a necktie. A couple of knots and your strap is secure, only to be stolen if it’s ripped from your body.
ANOTHER ALERT: On the topic of crime, police say three armed men hit the parking lot of the Redwood Road Safeway on a recent Sunday afternoon, robbing at least six people who were loading groceries into their trunks. The thugs took off in a waiting car after terrorizing the customers and taking their cash. SEEING RED: Oakland’s plans for a stoplight at Mountain and La Salle have had Montclair residents seeing red for months, now.
But their arguments may come to a head Tuesday when the issue is addressed by the City Council’s Public Works Committee. Stoplight opponent Derek Liecty says Advertisement he’ll need a good turnout of “upset Montclair residents” to dissuade members from the project they’re “hell-bent” on pushing through. You can e-mail him at spoker@sbcglobal.net for the meeting time and place. AROUND TOWN: Rumor has it a thrift shop is moving into the Lakeshore Avenue space vacated by KidsGap.