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Beejay, would just like to say that your grandson did the right thing giving up the bike, although I know it meant a lot to him for various reasons. It was quick thinking on his part. He's to be commended. Louise, I take it that you're referring to a younger age range when you urge parents to always know where their children are and who they're with. By 16, my son is a young adult and requires some freedom in order to mature and learn how to be in the world by himself. I can't keep tabs on all his movements any longer. My son often uses his phone to listen to music as he walks around. He knows to be as discreet as possible. But also muggers will correctly assume that most middle class kids have smart phones by a certain age. It seems these two muggers were on a fishing expedition looking for whatever they could land. Cora, the muggers expected my son to reset his phone using a pass so that it no longer needed his thumbprint to open and function. Hope that helps.

My 16 year old son and his friend were mugged on Barry Road yesterday lunchtime, in broad daylight, on the corner of Goodrich Road. There were two muggers. One of them had a knife (perhaps the other one also had a knife, but this wasn't seen). My son and his friend didn't have any cash on them and couldn't reset their phones. They did give their assailants a bike. They reported the crime and were interviewed by the police. For the sake of identification: one of the muggers was white and covered up by a hoodie. The second mugger, with the knife, was mixed race, kind of a cafe au lait complexion and wearing dreadlocks. A local resident, 'a big guy', my son said, eventually intervened and came out of his home to confront the muggers. I'd like to say a big thank you to this guy. So, people beware and any sightings of these two muggers, please post. Thanks

I met my ex through online dating. And a jolly good time was had by both - at first, for a few months. And then it all went south. But the rights and the wrongs had nothing to do the fact that it started through online dating. I think online dating's a fine new thing and would recommend to all. So long as you're single. No cheating.