has this been forwarded to Ron? I think it would make a great story for the newsletter. We could email him links for a monthly news segment, with a book theme. This would be the perfect one to start it off. (This reminded me of the story where a lady walking her dog in the park was robbed of her plastic bag she was carrying. The robber soon found out he grabbed her dog poop bag and it had a "present" inside) ~Sissyrun~
Cassie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: All right! I love seeing stories like this!!! On 6/29/05, Freya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Woman, 73, Fights Off Man With Books, Kick > > > SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 73-year-old San Diego woman fought off a man who tried to > steal her dog by beating him with a bag of books and kicking him in the > groin, police said. > > The woman, who was not identified by police, was pushing a shopping cart > around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday when a man on a bicycle snatched a bag from her > cart that contained her 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier, according to San Diego > police Sgt. Jim Schorr. > > It's not clear whether the man realized there was an animal inside the bag.> > As he rode away, the woman swung her book bag, knocking the man off his bike, > then kicked him in the groin and reclaimed her dog and her bag. > > The man retaliated by hitting the woman in the head and escaping on his bike, > police said. > Neither the woman nor her dog were injured. infecting the world one book at a time... www.bookcrossing.com/friend/Sissyrun Got cheese? www.vellacheese.com; www.cheesemakersdaughter.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
