I saw this headline the other day but didn’t click on it. Today, I saw on another site that it was Rodney Frelinghuysen, my old Congressman, who did the chasing and nabbing.
He showed up at several of our Boy Scout functions (Courts of Honor, etc.), local high school football games, and, of course, many of the parades in Morristown, NJ. He always impressed me as being an honorable man and in real good physical shape. Both qualities that are difficult to find in N.J. politicians.
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a New Jersey Republican, was walking in the area when a group of young men came up behind him. Frelinghuysen felt someone grab at his wallet and when he turned, the would-be robber took off….
Rodney always talked the talk about self responsibility, guess he can walk the walk, too.
Frelinghuysen, 61, gave chase and caught the suspect a short distance away. Two passing police officers saw the chase and arrested the 18-year-old suspect, the report said.The perp probably played to many video games and didn’t get enough exercise. When Rodney caught up to him, the perp must have decided it was best to go quietly rather than have the story get out about how he got wrestled to the ground by a 61 year old. That’s not gonna help your street creds kid.
Of course, there’s got to be a bit of a snarky comment at the end of the story.
Asked about the incident, a police spokesman confirmed that "something like that occurred tonight in Georgetown."
"I can't identify the surviving victim of any crime," he said. "But, I understand the victim has been calling the news media and telling them his story."
Hell, if I ran down a cheap crook less than a third my age, I might want to brag about it a little too.
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