If you insist on taking yours into a Chinatown restaurant and then using it as you sit at the bar, don't be surprised if it disappears when you leave it there to visit the restroom. And then be thankful if the alleged thieves are even dumber than you are.

Also click on the link to read about a polite purse snatcher in the South End:

... According to the victim, she was walking along when the suspect came up from behind her, tapped her on the shoulder and stated, "Excuse me .. can I have this?" At this point, the suspect grabbed her purse and took off.