MAILMAN HONORED FOR FOILING HEIST.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer A local mailman is being honored for helping nab a pair of purse snatchers purse snatcher n (US) → persona que roba por el procedimiento del tirón purse snatcher n (US) → voleur m à l'arraché purse snatcher after the victim sought help from the first person she saw in uniform. Richard Reimer of Lake Balboa will be awarded the Western Region Hero of the Year Award by the National Association of Letter Carriers The National Association of Letter Carriers (or NALC) is a labor union for employees of the United States Postal Service who serve as letter carriers (informally, "mail carriers", "mailmen", or "postmen", although many are now in fact female). during a ceremony in Washington next month. ``The woman screamed, 'Mailman! He just took off with my purse. Get him!,''' Reimer recounted. ``Now, usually when people say 'mailman,' they just ask if you can mail my letter, or if they can buy any stamps.'' Reimer, 55, was on his way home from work in May 2002 when the distressed woman spotted him driving down Camarillo Street near Kester Avenue in Sherman Oaks. The woman identified a running man about two blocks away as the purse snatcher, and Reimer said he had to briefly think what he should do. ``In a split-second A Split-Second was a successful synth rock/new beat/EBM band from Belgium. The duo — Mark Ickx and Peter Bonne (under the artist name Chrismar Chayell) — were active from their debut in 1986 until they split up in 1991, when A Split-Second continued as a solo project. decision, I said go.'' Reimer gave chase in his Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. and caught up to the suspect who had rounded a corner and ducked into an awaiting getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite with a driver at the wheel. Reimer pulled up behind the car, pinning the suspects between himself and a parked car in front of them. Reimer said he ran out of his truck and - along with several passers-by who joined in the chase - helped apprehend the two men. As they waited for police, one of the suspects ran free and Reimer again chased after him in his truck. Officers arriving at the scene arrested the fleeing suspect after Reimer pointed out the direction he fled in. Both men were later convicted of the purse snatching as well as a previous failed bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. in Pasadena. Ryan Oliver, (818) 713-3669 ryan.oliver(at)dailynews.com |
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