Watch your Back, Always

I'd like to throw out a PSA, if I may. This actually happened to my cousin, and I want to share with my readers, just to make you aware, not to scare you. Although, to be honest, I myself, have become more aware, and probably a little more paranoid, but better than not.

A couple of weeks ago my cousin was attacked in her own driveway. It was about 12:30am, and she couldn’t sleep, so she decided to run up to the gas station at the end of her side street. When she came back, she locked the door to her pickup truck and someone grabbed her by the back of her hair, slammed her face into the bed of the truck, causing her to fall to the ground. She was pinned down on the ground by the attacker with his/her knees, and was wedged in between the brick of her house, and her truck. When she tried to move, he/she took her head and slammed it into the ground (face down) and ground her face into the gravel. Her arm and hand with her keys were pinned underneath her. This heartless person took her wallet. She saw stars, and saw headlights pull into her driveway...and that was the last thing she remembered. She has no idea how long she was there on the ground. When she finally came to, and went in the house, and looked at herself in the mirror, is when she freaked out and called the police. Because she didn’t see the person, there is not much the police can do at this point to find her attacker. She lives in an area that is not well known for crime.

I am not trying to freak you out, just to make you aware to watch your surroundings a little more carefully. We all take for granted sometimes, when we are going into a store, or coming home late at night that we are safe in our own driveways. She had a knife on her keychain, however, as I said, it was pinned under her, she couldn’t use it. I heard this from her, right after I saw on the news, that there is a man in my city getting into women's cars and hiding (mostly this happened with this man in gas stations), and then putting a knife to their throats to drive, and then he robs them. I already always lock my doors while in the gas station and prompt my passenger to do so if I leave the car. But please, also always look in your backseat and lock your doors even when you’re in it.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and hopefully made you a little aware. Share this with people you know. This isn’t only for women, because Men could become victims as well.