Jump to content

Recommended Posts

My bag was stolen last night at 5.30pm right opposite my daughter's school. Thankfully she wasn't with me at the time but the whole thing has left me quite shaken and very angry.


I wonder if I should buy one of those personal alarms - I think it would have helped in that situation.Has anyone got one of those and would you recommend it or anything else? I also go running around Peckham Rye common in the evenings after it gets dark on my own...

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/21545-personal-alarms-any-good/
Share on other sites

sorry to hear about your bag. It can't hurt to get a personal alarm, though I don't know how effective it would be - it would depend on the situation and proximity of others. I am also a jogger around Peckham Rye and always carry an alarm after dark. I also carry it when going in for work before sunrise in winter. I've actually got two - one that you hold in your hand and push in the top of it, the other you pull out a cord. I usually carry the push-down one as it's easy to hold in my hand or slip in my pocket. i think i got both of them off ebay. Have had them a while so hopefully they still work if put to the test.


hope you don't have need for one though!

Hi Chantelle - do you mind jotting down the brand names for me? I was going to get something on Amazon but not sure which one. I am still in disbelief that I was mugged. I hate feeling like a victim and I hate the fact that this opportunistic prick got away with my personal effects. He also pushed me hard against a metal railing because I resisted when he tried to grab my bag so I now have a very sore back.


Still I am dying to go out running again (once my back is better) but don't feel like I should until I get that alarm!

  • 3 months later...

I did get an alarm but running is out for the time being. I have to remind myself to carry it (in my bag) I have a fear of setting it off accidentally.


But yes the police did not have a case they did not catch him. I still think about it months later and get very angry

Personal alarm might make you feel safer but the chances are you would be too shocked to use it soon enough, I think a class in self defence might be more valuable or just a small can of hairspray in your pocket - haha one of the last remaining things you can legally carry and which could prove mighty useful if attacked (not that I take my own advice, just try to avoid places that are too dark n lonely generally!)...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • I dont get complaining if nothing is broken? If you dont like the parcel service just buy your products elsewhere which ship with a different company. simple fix🤷‍♀️
    • It happened again tonight. This time a group of kids ( I hate saying that, because it makes them sound less intimidating than they are), threatened to throw a water bomb at me. When I dared them, they started lobbing them. Then they started saying they were going to kill my dog and one of them jumped over the fence of the Japanese Garden and took a running kick at my dog, who got out of the way. He jumped back over the fence, then came back, came within a meter of me and threw a water bomb really hard at me.  I can't be sure it was exactly the same crowd as last time, though I suspect the male ring leader could be.  The police came and were amazing - as was the park warden - and are fairly confident of the identity of one of them and think they may have tried to arrest him before.  There were maybe as many as 15 of them, aged 16-18, all Caucasian, girls and boys (girls being just as aggressive as the boys). The ring leader is a slight man, dark hair / eyes, possibly with facial hair about 5'6", petite, wearing an all-blue tracksuit.  So please be careful when you're in the park around 6.30 / 7pm. The local SNT have been informed. 
    • Hello, I have lots of jam jars and also bigger jars. Happy to swap for some plums. I'm home tomorrow afternoon or Friday during the day. I'm at 24 Blossom Court , Sumner Rd  SE15 6FU , tel 07958533429
    • But I don't think that was what you meant, was it? But he can hardly be held responsible for what somebody else did!
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...