The Kilbot Factory blog

I have a new computer and Queens Parade has an adsl connection, so i’ll be hanging around msn messenger a bit and i’ll get back to regular postings of news from the streets of Melbourne.

first up, kilbot’s crime watch…
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saw my first bag snatching today.

i’m sitting on the tram, route 1, from port melbourne to the city. it’s about 11am, i’ve just finished a 10 hour shift at rehame so’s i’m feeling a little fragile already. we stop at the corner of collins and swanston, some sunday shoppers get on, the doors start closing. next thing there is a squeal from the back door, a woman in her 30’s screams ‘oorr fuck’n'hell’ and there is a noise like someone is stuck in the door. but she wasn’t stuck in the door, that was the sound of her getting ripped back out through the doors by the bag snatcher.

i look down the back of the tram and see a really tall guy with a bright green tracksuit striding off towards federation square with the bag in his hand, a couple of guys from the footpath give chase. he didn’t seem to be running fast, but he had a fair bit of a head start, just those couple of seconds before the guys realised what had happened, then made a decision to chase or not.

he disappeared around the corner and the tram pulled away. i felt a bit sick, but was ok by the time i got home.