So - eventful weekend all around - catching up with old friends, re-visiting high school years in all their glory, celebrating an engagement, and oh, witnessing a robbery at gunpoint.
Yes. You read correctly. Sid, Shifra and I were walking up the block after skipping stones and sunning on the Hudson, when we noticed a sign for a clock, christmas and gift shop.
Thinking of checking it out - we see two high school age guys talking on the path into the store (which was lined with wind chimes. Very quaint). The boys look at us, one kneels on the ground and starts theatrically weeping and bawling. Ok - so we figure they're just kidding around... and then the other boy takes a quick look at us and BOLTS off. Within seconds a cop is out of his cruiser, running after him, gun in hand shouting to stop and drop the weapon. WEAPON!? We definitely didn't notice the gun at the time, but it all suddenly makes sense.
THEN - the kid who was crying, runs over to a minivan that screeched to a stop, jumps in, and they take off. Very strange.
So - it all ended well, I suppose - they have the suspect in custody, and as witnesses, we stuck around and provided statements and contact info to the NYPD.
The best part? I mention I'm from out of town, and this is the coolest thing to happen to me - and the cop says, welcome to NY, where are you from? I say - oh downtown Baltimore - he looks at me in surprise and says, gee - it's much worse down there! I'm surprised this is the first you've seen!
Crazy. Welcome to Baltimore. Where the NYPD would rather not be posted.
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