Hello, I was the victim of the mugging, and I came on here to say a HUGE thank you to all the incredibly lovely and kind people who poured onto the street to see why a middle aged woman was shooting down the street shrieking 'That man stole my bag' like a demented car alarm. I truly appreciate it from the very bottom of my heart. The lovely lady with the gorgeous dalmation who offered me tea, the fantastic lady who urged the man to drop my bag, all the people who found my possessions, the pregnant lady who walked back to the station to get the bags on the floor left when I gave chase...all of you, you restored my faith in humanity and in SE23! The good news is, despite being shoved about and having my bag dragged off my arm in broad daylight by a bloke in a balaclava, which was pretty shocking, I a fine, and I think a combination of my deciding to give chase, yelling like a banshee, and all the marvellous people of Gierson road and environs for coming out, frightened the mugger into dropping all my stuff, and not only was it found, but people came out to get it and went to great lengths to try to find me to return it to me (thanks Barry!). It really made me feel as if I was living in a true community and almost made it worthwhile being mugged. The police were fantastic too - so nice, supportive, funny and committed. I know this sounds like a Gwyneth Paltrow Oscar speech, and yes, I've had a much needed glass of wine, but I was so pleased to find such an upside of a horrible incident. So THANK YOU all. You are my heroes.