Galveston: Armed robbery on west Seawall

[seamusTX]

Galveston -- Two men were arrested and charged with an armed robbery that took place around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 8000 block of Seawall Boulevard.

Two residents of an apartment there were returning from the beach when the robbers took cash, jewelry, a cell phone, and keys.

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Robbing people who are leaving the beach has its pluses and minuses. People in that position are pretty vulnerable, usually wearing a minimum of clothing. They are unlikely to be armed (though criminals never seem to consider that). OTOH, there is no use for money on the west-end beaches. I don't know why anyone would be carrying cash while swimming.

The victims in this case are fortunate that the incident did not turn into a home invasion, kidnapping, or worse.

Robbery is very unusual west of 61st street. Out-of-town criminals are usually in Galveston either to consult with their island "colleagues" or have sex-and-drugs parties in the cheap motels on the east end.

I have a feeling that some part of this story has not been told.

- Jim

[Bennies]

I hate parking on that sea wall. Especially the east end. I will do all I can to try and go surfing in surf side just so I don't halfto deal with that area. It really makes me nervouse to leave my gun in the car there too. Even if I see someone doing something to my car by the time I paddle in and get back they would be long gone. I always feel like an easy target walking back to my car for robbery or car jacking becuase I obviously have nothing to defend myself with except my board.

[Napier]

Let me tell you my strategy on the seawall at Corpus. My wife is from there, the sweetest little Serena lookalike you ever saw. I wear a Speedo on backward (I am 64 and fat) with a Taurus 709 Slim in a Smartcarry. First off, any respectable robber would be grossed out by me and run the other way. But (no pun indented) if my reaching into my Speedo didn't do it....