purse snatching
Black Friday and Car Safety
Friday, November 27th, 2009I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
If you are like many people I know, you are eagerly scanning the newspaper for great Black Friday deals.
Know that if you are headed out to the mall, that predators are out scanning you to see if you and your purse are easy pickings. Heavy crowds and traffic work [...]
Women’s Self Defense: Don’t Let Technology Be Used Against You
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009The great technology devices you carry can work against you if your pocketbook or car is stolen.
I haven’t been able to confirm whether the following story is true or apocryphal, but it does contain some valuable lessons.
A woman’s pocketbook was stolen. It contained her GPS, cell phone, wallet, credit cards…
When she was finally able to [...]
Gun-Control Fanatic was a Victim of Domestic Violence
Saturday, October 10th, 2009Domestic violence is usually kept in secrecy–the batterer wants to maintain control over his victim and his victim is either threatened, intimidated, or made to feel guilt or shame. But from time-to-time, a case hits the headlines. And when it does you can learn how domestic violence works and get suggestions about action to take.
In [...]
Purses and purse snatching
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Purse snatching has been a crime for years and years. Many women don’t really pay much attention to how they are carrying their purse. Often we swing it while we’re walking or just loop it around our elbow casually as we stroll from store to store. Sometimes we hang it from the back of our [...]