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Today my wife went for her very first ride, all alone on her Segway to run some errands and she was robbed by a homeless teen.

We live in a peaceful neighborhood in Southern California. My wife was waiting to cross the street in our downtown area when a young man approached her asking for change. She apologized that she carried no cash. The man says "You ride a thing like that and have no cash?" She replied, "it's used."

She rode away from the young man (about 5 feet), and an old lady started talking to her. Just as the crosswalk light turned, the young man grabbed her cell phone from the side pocket of her backpack and ran off!

My wife noticed the man went for her bag and started running so she spun around and chased him into the alleys and parking garages as he tried to get away. She was yelling for help saying "help, he stole my phone!" but no one was reacting.

She chased and chased and chased him until eventually the man couldn't run anymore and gave himself up. He gave her back her phone and tried to catch his breath. She was cursing him and circling him on her Segway as a few concerned citizens finally started to walk over. The young man made another run for it.

Eventually the police arrived and a report was filed.

She came home and told me the whole unbelievable story.