I was on my way to meet up with Derrick tonight to play some poker. I was only a block and half away from the North Berkeley BART stop when this fellow ran up behind me, placed his hand around my neck and demanded my wallet. Yes, I was the victim of a strong-arm robbery. Luckily the asshole did not have a weapon, just a good choke hold. After
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The dirt bag that strong armed you likely has priors. I really don't believe that you were his cherry robbery. Regardless of his comment about not wanting to do it, he did in fact rob you. He used intimidation and a threat to take what wasn't his.
Your cooperation with the cops made all the difference. Without your help, this guy would do it again tonight to somebody else. Perhaps a guy from Cal, perhaps a little old lady from Northside. He needed to be removed from the street and you made that happen - no ID, no arrest. Attaboy
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This is the part that sucks.
Congrats on walking away without serious injury -- some of the robberies that have been coming through on the CS police blotter are stunningly violent. And big kudos for helping capture the @#%^*. Sorry that he's probably not going to get a suitable punishment.
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