Having My Purse Stolen in Detroit

One time in Detroit, I got my purse stolen right off my arm while I was talking to my Mother on the phone. My purse was more like an overnight bag - small suitcase looking.

I was across the street from the theater where I was dancing at as a stripper - the Wood-Six Burlesk Theater on Woodward at a little grocery store on the coner. I was standing right inside the glass door area right before you go into another door to the store. I had my back to the outside door talking to my Mother on the telephone.

I had my purse on my shoulder. I felt a tug on my purse. I paid no attention. I thought, for some reason, it was some of the guys I worked with across the street teasing me. I kept talking without turning around. I felt a few more small tugs and then all at once, I felt myself being knocked up next to the glass wall. I looked and saw only the strap of my purse hanging down. He had ripped the purse from the strap. I had been knocked up next to the wall in the process.

I ran out and saw him running down the sidewalk and duck in an alley. He had on a brown jacket. This was the only way I could have identified him. I could only recognize his back with a brown jacket.

Lucky for me I had on high-heeled boots; so I could not chase him. He would have probably killed me if I had followed him in the alley. I just stood on the corner screaming at him.

I went across the street and told the projectionist what happened. He came out with me. We crossed the street and saw him coming out of the alley. We ran over to him. The projectionist had an ice pick. He told the guy to give me back my purse. Of course, he denied it all. He said, "I don't know what you're talkin' about, lady". The projectionist told me, "Just give me the word. I'll stick him". I told him not to beause I could not say 100% that it was him. I had not seen his face.

As we walked back to the theater, we saw a police car. We told them what had happened. They did not act surprised. In their matter-of-fact-"Ho-Hum" attitude they said, "Yeh! We saw you talking to him".

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