Pregnant Woman Admits Chasing Thief a Bad Idea

The woman who chased down a cell phone thief in Prospect Park admitted that "it was not the brightest thing to do, and I will hold myself back from doing anything like that again." At 8-months pregnant, she was able to nearly catch up to the 18-year-old bandit before two other good Samaritans nabbed him. And it turns out they weren't the only two trying to help!

One witness described the scene to WABC 7 as "like when you go with all the dogs and try to hunt the fox. There were a lot people right behind the guy running." The victim was thankful that so many neighbors were willing to help her out, and said, "I kept feeling like I love my neighborhood even though it happened to me in the neighborhood."

Depending on what shape she's in, the jaunt may even have been beneficial to the victim's health. Pregnancy Today says that running while pregnant can help keep your mood elevated, keep off excess weight and prevent pregnancy-induced hypertension, just as long as you stay hydrated and stop the moment you feel uncomfortable.

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By Jaya Saxena in News on April 28, 2010 10:23 AM

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Guest

How much street cred do you lose when a pregnant lady nearly catches you while running?

Armchair_warrior

i hope he got a good beating when he got caught.

gregroth

That's what i said!

kazubes

perp must feel like a real loser stealing from a preg lady and getting nabbed moments later

fosiacat

thats assuming someone who is stealing shit has any shame in the first place

hotstepper

pregnant runner = bouncing baby boy

fosiacat

"pregnant woman admits getting pregnant was bad idea."

"I shouldn't have gotten knocked up if I wanted to flash around my iPhone. it was stupid of me." says prospect park yuppie who cared more about a 199 dollar phone than the life of her unborn child, "Hunter". "Hunters 2 year old sister Michaela would have spit out her organi-o's if anything happened"

Jamie McDonald

You know, in most civilized societies, using a phone while outside in broad daylight doesn't constitute assumption of deadly risk.

Mr. Shankly

well played

gregroth

i hope the people that subdued him hit him over the head with a rock, if they didn't, we need more citizens willing to beat captured dick heads over the brain with a rock hard stone. Just do it! please.