Posted on 09/14/2007 4:59:34 PM PDT by DancesWithCats
by ANDY DOLAN - More by this author » Last updated at 23:25pm on 14th September 2007
Catch A Thief: Sam McAlister tracked down the thief who snatched her bag
A mother who had her bag snatched was told by police it was not a crime - because she chased after the thief and won her property back.
Sam McAlister was queueing in a coffee shop with her ten-month-old son when a woman grabbed the bag from the back of the pushchair as an accomplice distracted her.
Miss McAlister, 34, left her child with staff at the Starbucks cafe, whom she knew well, and set off in pursuit of the woman.
She confronted the thief in a nearby shop and was eventually reunited with her bag after a struggle.
But when she went to a police station to report the crime, she was told by an officer behind the desk that it was not a crime because she had got the bag back.
It was only when the former criminal barrister used her knowledge of the law that the case was passed on to a senior officer who decided to investigate.
Miss McAlister, now a radio producer, said: "The woman was dressed in a way that made her very easy to spot.
"I spotted her about four shops away with a backpack, and I thought 'I'm not having this'.
"She was about 6ft tall, but I thought it was worth a try, so I ran over to her.
"I grabbed her backpack and shouted at her 'You've got my bag'. We were struggling and grappling, I was yelling 'Give me my bag' for dear life."
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