November 04, 2003

Takin' candy from a baby

I have been hearing about this story on the radio all day:

ROBBER WITH A SWEET TOOTH Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2003 by THE NEWS WHERE YOU LIVE

Cleburne police are investigating an incident that occurred Halloween night and involved some children having their "trick or treat" candy stolen from them.

The children were standing inside their home after having gone trick or treating when a man ran up to the house and proceeded to push the children down and take their candy.

The incident took place in the 200 block of Peacock and the children's father chased the man as he fled from the home with the rest of the family getting in the car and joining the chase.

The robber was located a short distance away and the children got out of the car and tackled him, trying to get their candy back. The man was able to get away on a bicycle.

Authorities do have information regarding the man and a possible accomplice.

The site from which this was copied is here but may not be located at such site for long. I therefore pasted the story verbatim.

I suppose what puzzles me the most is the robber's motivation. I mean there was plenty of candy to be had on Halloween night, so was it something about these particular kids or what? This situation is just too bizarre. Another thought that crosses my mind is how ironic it would be if I was appointed to represent this crazed thief somewhere down the road, because I do a lot of work in the courts of Cleburne.

Posted by notGeorge at November 4, 2003 07:59 PM | TrackBack
Comments

I had my candy taken from me when I was younger. My friend and I were just crossing the street and would have then been in my yard when a car with high school girls bitches drove up. They asked for directions and I went up to them to give them the directions. The hag in the passenger seat snatched my full bag of candy out of my hands and they drove off.

THAT is messed up! You do not do that to a kid.

My friend shared half of her candy with me but I learned a lot about not trusting everyone after that incident.

Posted by: serenity at November 5, 2003 12:05 AM

Man, was the thief an adult?! What a horrible thing to do to a child!

I have a feeling the thief has some..."issues"...

--TwoDragons

Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at November 5, 2003 12:55 AM