I got this email this morning from a reader of OTBKB.

My wife, daughters and I have been Park Slopers for several years and
are
dedicated to the neighborhood and the community.

My wife was mugged around 8pm on New Year’s Day on 8th Ave and 2nd
Street by
two hooded men. They followed her, held her and grabbed her purse.  She
was
physically unharmed, but very upset and feels deeply violated. It was
very
traumatic for our daughters to see their mother as upset as she was.

The police responded quickly and during the investigation said that
this
has been going on regularly in the neighborhood. It has happened
several
times in the last week and the M.O. is always the same. Two or three
men
with hoods pulled way over their faces or scarves covering them,
sometimes
with knives, after dark, looming in the shadows – especially on 8th Ave
or
PPW. They have chosen their location, they have decided on a method and
most
disturbingly they have picked their victim: women walking by themselves
after dark.

I wondered if you could help inform the community about this to help
avoid
any more women being mugged and violated in this neighborhood so loved
for
it’s safety and civility. In print, on line and/or as e-mail, anything
and
everything that spreads the word in the community would be a help.