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Man punched in the face in failed laptop robbery inside Newton library
By adamg on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 2:40pm
Newton Police report a laptop-using patron at the main Newton library who got up to use the restroom around 11:30 a.m. today returned to find some guy making off with his laptop:
The victim chased the suspect and confronted him about the missing laptop. The suspect then assaulted the victim about the head and face area. The victim was able to grab the suspect's jacket, and refused to let go until the suspect gave back his laptop.
The suspect eventually let go of the laptop, (which was damged in the struggle) and fled the area on foot.
The suspect is described as black, 20 to 30, about 5'7" and clean shaven. He work a black jacket with green on the shoulders and a black baseball cap worn backwards.
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Yay!
I had my laptop stolen recently too...good for the victim for chasing the piece of (expletive) down. Just a shame that he didn't kill him.
He's obviously not a reader of the Huntington News
Where the police blotter every week is filled with items that basically instruct the reader on why they should never leave their laptops, wallets, phones, etc., alone on a library desk.
It's like the Darwin Awards,
It's like the Darwin Awards, but for people's belongings. C'mon, people. You're in a public place. This isn't your living room.
Used to happen frequently at Northeastern
I have no clue why people would leave all of their stuff, and expect it to be there when they got back.
faith
Faith in the basic goodness of humanity.
Faith in the what of the
Faith in the what of the what?
Sting
This seems like a great sting opportunity for the police. Would love to see these people wind up in jail.
Lot of face-punching this
Lot of face-punching this week, eh?