Exams are over and I'm back posting more essays. My next one "Nasty Encounter with a Snatch Thief" for your reading pleasure ...
As the saying goes ‘Low crime doesn’t mean no
crime’. The police are always reminding citizens to be vigilant and observant
of their surroundings. Criminals spring up at the most unexpected times and
might take advantage of them. It is mostly the women who are likely to fall
prey to these criminals. Here is a story of a theft that had occurred to a
middle-aged lady.
“A few more metres and I will reach the bus
stop!” convincing herself as Mrs Gan took another stride. She had just finished
her shopping and was walking to the bus-stop to catch a bus back home. Mrs Gan
almond shaped eyes scanned her surroundings and inched her way towards the
bus-stop she was heading to.
At that juncture, a black motorcycle with two
men whizzed out from nowhere and sped towards a panic-stricken Mrs Gan. As
audacious as the day, the pillion rider lunged forward and grabbed forcefully
Mrs Gan’s Louis Vuitton handbag. He ripped it off her fiercely. Mrs Gan felt
the tug and held on tightly to it. Her reaction was to scream at the top of her
voice, “Help me! A thief is stealing my handbag!”
Mr Tan, who was Mrs Gan’s neighbor, was walking
behind her. He heard Mrs Gan’s cries for help and like a hero to its victim,
rushed to her aid. As brave as a lion, he swung his mops and brooms, which he
just purchased from NTUC Fairprice smack onto the hapless back of the pillion
rider. In that split second, the thief fell onto the road with a thunderous
thud. Mr Tan rushed over and pinned the snatch thief down. At the same time, he
whipped out his mobile phone and narrated to the police what he had witnessed.
The police managed to arrive in the nick of
time. The thief kicked violently trying to break free as he was pushed into the
police car. On recovering her Louis Vuitton handbag, Mrs Gan was jubilant and
thanked Mr Tan for his kind help and the police officers for their quick
response. Moments later and Mrs Gan felt her whole body enter a state of
calmness and relaxation as she slumped herself limply onto a nearby bench by
the sidewalk.
From their incident, Mrs Gan learnt that she
needed to stay vigilant at all times. Mrs Gan was also glad that she had such
helpful neighbours like Mr Tan, and hoped to befriend more of them. As for the
thief, he had learnt a lesson and that was ‘crime does not pay’.
If you like this essay, you may like to read:
- Robbery at NTUC supermarket
- Encounter with a burglar
- A burglary by deceit
- Encounter with a burglar by Lee Yee Xuan
More essays coming right up. Have a good upcoming end of year holidays everyone!
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