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A burglary I witnessed
Talk about a burglary you witnessed

It was a peaceful afternoon. I was doing my homework in
my room when I heard a strange grinding noise coming
from next door.

Out of curiosity, I looked out of my window. I was shocked
to see my neighbor’s metal gate lying on the ground and
the door ajar. As no one else was at home, I called up my
father at his office. He told me to stay at home and wait for
him to come back. I went back to the window and peeped
out. After a while, a burly man came out of my neighbor’s
house with a big bag and quickly ran away.

Just then, my father came back with four policemen. I told
them what I had seen. Immediately, two of the policemen
went after the burglar. The rest of us went into the
neighbor’s house. The whole place had been ransacked.
Drawers were lying all over the place and the bedrooms
were in a real mess. My neighbor happened to come back
at that time and she was most distressed to find her house
broken into.

The next morning, I saw the following headline in the
newspaper: “Boy helps police catch burglar”. I felt really
proud of myself.


A pickpocket I witnessed
Talk about a pickpocket you witnessed

I hate to travel on the MRT train in the evening because it
is very crowded. I have to compete with other students
and adults going home from work for seats.

This evening, I just managed to squeeze into the train.
There were no seats available, so I stood by the door and
looked at the people around me, trying to forget my
discomfort. I looked at some of the passengers. One was
sleeping, one was staring blankly into space and another
kept putting his right hand in and out of his pocket. This
last person has small shifty eyes and he kept looking
around. I turned away immediately when he caught me
staring at him.

Out of curiosity, I looked at him again some minutes later.
At that instant, I saw him withdrawing his hand from a
lady’s handbag. In his hand was a purse! Straight away, I
pointed at him and shouted, “Pickpocket! Pickpocket!”
Everyone was alerted, including the pickpocket.

As the pickpocket tried to get away, a few men quickly
grabbed hold of him. He was caught and sent to the police
station. I was praised for my quick action and was glad
that I had helped the lady get back her purse.