CNN anchor robbed in Atlanta

[pwaldo]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local...-avenue/nXg3f/

Police are investigating after a CNN anchor says she was robbed of her iPhone in midtown.

Atlanta police said Carol Costello was talking on her cellphone while walking south in the 1100 block of Piedmont Avenue Thursday around 4:30 p.m.

That's when two teens ran up to her from behind and snatched her iPhone while she was talking on it. Police said the pair then ran south on Piedmont. Costello said she lost sight of the robbers but gave police a description of the one who snatched her phone.

He's described as a black male with dark skin, around 5 feet 8 inches tall. He is skinny with black, curly hair. The teen was wearing a light gray or light blue sweatshirt with thin dark blue stripes.

Costello put the following post on her Facebook page Friday at 6:03 a.m.:

Good Morning. In retrospect, what happened to me yesterday is insignificant in light of what happened in the Boston.
Still, I feel the need to vent. And isn't that what friends are for?
I was robbed.
And I am angry.
I was walking down a beautiful, leafy Atlanta street, talking on my IPhone.
Guess what happened next?
Three teenagers ran up behind me. One of them grabbed my IPhone. Stupidly I struggled to hold on-to it. But, he was a big guy. And he pulled out a chunk my hair.
I let go.
As he ran down the street, laughing, I hurled a few expletives his way.
I felt no fear at the time, I was just angry. Now I'm angry, shaken and sad. What a lousy life those kids have ahead of them.
Turns out, according to ABC news: "cities across the country are on alert as officials warn of an uptick in stolen Apple products, dubbed "Apple picking."
Thieves steal IPhones, wipe them clean, then sell them for up to one-thousand bucks.
So, a warning for you. Do not talk on your IPhone as you walk down the street.
Oh, and let go of the stupid device if someone tries to steal it.

[mrveggieman]

That sucks. Hope the catch the punks who did this and lock them up.

[Wickabee]

That sucks. Hope the catch the punks who did this and lock them up.

You sure they shouldn't be tortured? Just let them rob you and sit in jail?

[mrveggieman]

You sure they shouldn't be tortured? Just let them rob you and sit in jail?

Or cut their hand off like the do in some countries if that makes you feel better.

[Wickabee]

Or cut their hand off like the do in some countries if that makes you feel better.

I'm not the one who has to see people suffer to survive another day. You sure solved that problem quick though. Shouldn't be a surprise.

[mrveggieman]

I'm not the one who has to see people suffer to survive another day. You sure solved that problem quick though. Shouldn't be a surprise.

Stealing a cell phone which can easily be replaced or rape/murder. Tell me again which of those is a more serious crime.

[Wickabee]

Stealing a cell phone which can easily be replaced or rape/murder. Tell me again which of those is a more serious crime.

Tell me again how torture accomplishes...what does it accomplish again?

[mrveggieman]

Tell me again how torture accomplishes...what does it accomplish again?

It acts as both a punishment and a deterrent.

[Wickabee]

It acts as both a punishment and a deterrent.

Right. So does the death penalty, I hear. That's why there are no murders in Texas.

Just admit it's vengeance to satisfy a bloodlust a few burgers would probably fix.

[mrveggieman]

Right. So does the death penalty, I hear. That's why there are no murders in Texas.

Just admit it's vengeance to satisfy a bloodlust a few burgers would probably fix.

Not really otherwise all the meat eaters would eliminate the death penalty. So how do you want your team to reach for in the draft?