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posted 05/10/10 11:06 AM | updated 05/10/10 11:06 AM
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Phone Snatching in Broad Daylight on Capitol Hill

By Michael van Baker
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RvO reports from The SunBreak front lobby that a young woman was just robbed of her phone by a man who leaped from a car, pushed her down repeatedly, and then took off running. The theft took place on E. John Street between 11th and 12th Street, at about 10:30 this morning.

TSB neighbor Mark Friedenberg was an eyewitness. He says the assailant was a young black man of about 20, about six feet tall, 180 lbs. Friedenberg tried to block him as he ran up the block toward 12th, but the man got past, ran around the corner, and jumped back into the car. Another witness got the car's license plate, though, so police have something to go on in this case. 

Cell phone theft makes a frequent appearances in the Capitol Hill Seattle blog's blotter, but the incidents usually occur at night. This daylight grab, within shouting distance of the East Precinct, is unsettling, not least for the victim. UPDATE: More details from CHS!

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Visit Safeco Field
At yesterday's game, not one, but 2, gents displayed the same behavior in the so-called "men's room".

Placed their pricey phones on the urinal, then both hands were occupied on, well, other matters. What would it have taken to be 2 iPhones richer? Not much more than a willingness to endure an angry spray.

Just sayin' folks - have some street smarts. Don't piss away your hard-earned iPhoniness!
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RE: Visit Safeco Field
ON THE URINAL? EW! Come on, people. That phone ends up next to your face.
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