PURSE SNATCHING
Street Crime Safety Tips for Women
FAQ
How to survive a purse snatching street crime: what you should never do, how to stay safe, and how to lose as little as possible.
An Ohio woman was walking home when a car pulled up alongside her. Three teenage girls got out and began following her, then ran up and grabbed the strap of her purse. The woman fought back and the other teens began kicking her. Then the car pulled up and the girls got in – still holding on to the purse. The car pulled away and began dragging her until she finally let go.An Iowa woman was loading packages into her car in her driveway when a gunman approached, demanding her purse. She refused. He shot her in the belly and took off with her purse anyway. 
If only they had known the safety tips for women that you're about to learn. It's better to know this and not need it, than to need it and not know.
Gertrude Nadel had just left a store when a van pulled up next to her. The driver called her over and began talking to her before grabbing her purse. He pulled away, dragging her several feet before she fell and died from head injuries.Leslie Downs was walking toward a store when a man stopped his car to ask for directions. When she stepped to his car, he grabbed her purse and sped away. She couldn't get free, was dragged across the parking lot, and suffered severe abrasions before the purse strap broke. Stay at least 6 feet away from anyone asking for help. As a woman left a store, a man grabbed her purse and ran to his car. She chased him and jumped in the back of his car. Her purse held her phone, medications, and what little cash she had. She fought like a banshee and caused the car to crash into a telephone pole. Then the man got out, pulled her out, kicking her, then jumped back inside and sped off. She did everything wrong. Let him have your purse – as long as you get away (see Facing Danger). No matter what, do NOT go with the criminal – your valuables are replaceable; you aren’t.
Purse Snatching Survival Strategies
• Clutch your purse the way a football player carries a football. Hug it to your ribs with one arm – away from the curb to avoid drive-by purse snatching grabs. If a purse-snatcher grabs it, give it up, then yell for help as you run to safety. Do not risk injury by fighting for your purse.
• Keep your keys in a pocket so you won’t lose them along with your name and address in your purse.
• Put a dummy wallet (with bogus credit cards and a wad of small bills) in your purse. Then put your valuables in stash clothing (such as a money belt). Then you won’t be tempted to fight for your purse in a purse snatching.Also see Pepper Spray & where to buy pepper spray and Personal Security Alarm (a.k.a. noisemaker or screamer). Learn how to carry them most effectively at Street Crime FAQ, Parking Lot Safety FAQ, and Outdoor Safety - Facing Danger.
More pages related to purse snatching:
Outdoor Safety - Friendly Predators |
Outdoor Safety - Spotting Danger |
Outdoor Safety - Facing Danger |
Running Safety |
Best Pepper Spray |
Personal Security Alarm |
Security Products - Personal Devices
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