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Oh no! I hope they get the perp immediately if not sooner! Hekate Jul 2021 #1
Somebody wanted that phone. ret5hd Jul 2021 #2
+1 2naSalit Jul 2021 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #17
Hope she had a phone they can't break into. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #18
Ha! Juneboarder Jul 2021 #35
Bummer. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #47
Yep. Political. With the upcoming elections, we'll be seeing a lot more GOP crap like this. C Moon Jul 2021 #20
Yeah, I'm SURE the crook knew who she was. oldsoftie Jul 2021 #27
Somebody stupid wanted the phone. Kablooie Jul 2021 #25
I thought the same thing. What info could be on her phone that they want? Irish_Dem Jul 2021 #42
It's not like the phone can't be tracked Deminpenn Jul 2021 #3
I lost my iPhone last winter. Went home and checked the Find My Phone app on my iPad. C Moon Jul 2021 #21
good to know. I didn't know you could set it to erase when turned back on. Javaman Jul 2021 #29
Yes. I recommend setting that up (if you have another iOS device). C Moon Jul 2021 #33
Are people still snatching cellphones? Dream Girl Jul 2021 #4
He probably thought he was going to uncover some scandal. everyonematters Jul 2021 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author femmedem Jul 2021 #6
What kinda scumbags rob an 80 year old, 4'11" tall woman? Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #7
Same people that have been attacking elderly asians for the past several months ansible Jul 2021 #8
Proud Boys and white supremacists gipper66 Jul 2021 #10
Ummm ... given where this happened ... I would not put my eggs in that particular basket Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #11
At least half of the attacks on Asians I've seen video of are by people of color. n/t OnlinePoker Jul 2021 #12
"At least..." ThunderRoad Jul 2021 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author MenloParque Jul 2021 #15
trump lost RandiFan1290 Jul 2021 #26
My mother was 4'-11" too, 105 pounds. In her late 70s she had some butthole grab her handbag.... George II Jul 2021 #14
Your perfect world TheProle Jul 2021 #34
Just who are you, TheProle? George II Jul 2021 #37
Same as you. TheProle Jul 2021 #39
No. You're not the same as me. George II Jul 2021 #43
Ah TheProle Jul 2021 #44
Um....... George II Jul 2021 #45
It never fails on DU, this bastion of Liberalism maxsolomon Jul 2021 #38
But you're defending someone who mugged a 78 year old woman. George II Jul 2021 #46
saying a prisoner shouldn't be killed by another prisoner is not DEFENDING his crime. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #48
So glad Boxer wasn't seriously injured. The thief who stole the phone only has a BRICK as iluvtennis Jul 2021 #16
iPhone? SomewhereInTheMiddle Jul 2021 #31
My bad :-( So, crossing my fingers it's an ipad. n/t iluvtennis Jul 2021 #32
Holy Crap!! Bayard Jul 2021 #19
LIkely a teenage male with no clue whose phone they were snatching. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #22
Yeah, my heart weeps for the poor youth forced by society to rob and assault an elderly woman. Devil Child Jul 2021 #23
Ahh... "Thug". Gotcha. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #24
"Poverty" is no excuse for violence. oldsoftie Jul 2021 #28
As I've said before: you're no Softie. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #36
Sure I am; ask my wife & cat! oldsoftie Jul 2021 #49
No one is arguing otherwise. LanternWaste Jul 2021 #40
If it was easy to get a job that paid that much, Elessar Zappa Jul 2021 #41
I've always had a crush on her. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #30
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