Posted by 3on23 (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 12:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"Alleged purse snatched arrested" This headline doesn't make any sense! Who is proofreading for the ND these days?Anyone?

Posted by unc (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 12:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Greart work Vershal !!!! After being on Jefferson street for 200 years, I'm sure Kings Tavern was ready to move.

Posted by rushinghjr (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 12:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Was the "Purse" arrested? Maybe the new Sheriff can help!

Posted by Sarge (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 12:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

((Alleged purse "snatched" arrested)) ?????

Good grief Democrat staff!!! How hard is it to proof-read something ya'll print? Especially a HEADLINE!!!

How you guys have won so many awards for this paper,,,,,I'll never know!!!

Posted by friendofjimmy (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 1 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This guy has been in town a couple weeks now running up bar tabs and then running out on the tab. I called the cops on him a couple weeks ago and after ten or fifteen minutes they showed up. I told the cop I just saw him walking down franklin street and if he'd go look he'd find him. The cop told me he wouldn't go look for him until he filled out his report. Fifteen minutes later, he left, but obviously couldn't find him. I even told the cop what hotel the guy was staying at, but I never heard back from the cops.
After I told the cop what had happened. He asked, "Do you want to file a report?" He acted put out for having to deal with the situation. Obviously, it escalated after that, but maybe if they had dealt with the situation then and there, it wouldn't have come to this.

Posted by adamstanton (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 7:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

oh this poor proof reading is nothing new, I remember back in the 1960's when in bold print right in the middle of the editorial page, the type setter put in bold print that the proof reader likes to do certain things, and it came out in the paper it was hilarious, and I think they both got fired over that one

Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 7:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

glad they got him

on an unpaid bar tab, I believe that is not a criminal offense, but a civil one, as the bar has offered credit......

like on a bad check if you agree to hold the check or agree to take partial payments, you cannot prosecute criminally for intent to defraud, etc.....

go figure

I would not allow unknowns to run a tab

Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 7:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Perhaps, "purse snatCHER?" Anyhow, glad this bum was caught. Thieves are definitely bold.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

For those of you who don't get the paper edition:
Go to Opinions on the right side of the online paper, click on more opinions, then todays letter to the editiors. It is important, but for some reason was buried.
Which of the employees tackled the snatcher?

Posted by Natchezbear (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The alleged purse snatcher was caught on tape, so he will be alleged only until he is prosecuted.The person running tabs and then defrauding an inn keeper is another person or at least was that night. He put up a bad credit card then ran out on the tab.He is known to have done this several times around town ,but no one has taken the time to prosecute. Maybe this time he'll get jail time and think twice about ripping folks off.You have to help the police by pressing charges, or their hands are tied to do anything.

Posted by lambchop (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 2:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

For those who are so wrapped up in the word snatched instead of snatcher -- get over it. Typing is not an exact science and some of the typing in the various blogs proves that out. At least on these blogs the unknown word typed has a red line under it and can be right clicked on and a choice of correct words can be chosen. Back to snatched, which I did not even notice considering the text it was referring to -- and it s a proven fact that you can read correctly whether spelled so or not -- the word spell would not have corrected it because it is a true spelling of a word. Why get petty over a word and blow it out of proportion. Seems that is the gist of the conversations above.

I am glad the alleged person has been arrested. The employee should be recognized for heroism and fast action. He/she is lucky to not have been injured.

Posted by double011 (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 4:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The police. caught the suspect at andrews on friday after the bartender hit the alarm button because the guy, was being a pest to the other customers, their survelliance camera showed him trying to pass the fake credit card and they wouldn't accept it, police apprehended him on the sidewalk near by.

Posted by natashakubelikov (anonymous) on March 29, 2009 at 9:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Give him 5 years no parole. He won,t even pay his fine,he,ll just throw the ticket in the trash,baloney.All the judges and courts need new appointees.

Posted by oldfashion (anonymous) on March 30, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I say send him away.. If he gets out in a few months he will be at it again.. Now if i can get the SO to find the one who broke in my home i would be more than happy..