Ladies, I thought I would share what happened to me last night. I had a lovely meal with 5 girlfriends at a Park Place restaurant. We had paid the check (with a credit card which I then put back in my wallet). We finished our coffees and I reached for my purse as we said goodnight to each other and discovered it was gone. There were six of us, and my purse was near my feet between two of us.
The restaurant and police reviewed the security tapes and this is what happened. One 40-ish well-dressed gentleman kicked my purse away from my feet, the next guy stepped over it, a lady behind kicked it to the side, and then a 4th person, another female, stopped to pick it up and they were gone. I realized pretty quickly and called my husband to stop all the cards. They had already charged $800 at Wal mart and $1000 at Target (as you know, both of these stores are very close by). This happened well within 30 mins. There were six of us and not one of us saw it happen. The restaurant staff couldn't believe it. I feel that I just taken part in a 60 Minutes episode. This just doesn't happen in Dunwoody! They probably don't even appreciate what they got... a brand new Coach purse that I bought at spring break and a coach wallet. Please be aware of your surroundings. I know we hear it all the time – now I know what they mean.
Eleanor Geddes
