We have a new crime fighter in town, no its not Batman or Superman its....BOWTIE MAN...No really its former DC mayor Anthony Williams, who stopped a robbery in progress with his bare hands and bowtie of course. Way to go.
Story from Reliable Source below:
Who Was That Bow-Tied Superhero?
"Former D.C. mayor Anthony Williams (Susan Biddle/The Washington Post)D.C. has a new crime fighter: Mr. Bow Tie!
Tony Williams was on K Street yesterday afternoon when a thief grabbed a package from a UPS hand truck. The deliveryman, standing a few yards away, looked up and yelled, "Hey!" but the man kept walking.
Enter the former mayor, who asked the delivery guy if he was being robbed. "I said to myself, 'Do I just stand here? No, this can't happen,' " Williams told us. "And I just started running."
The ex-mayor, 57, was "extremely decisive," said eyewitness Lisa Gough, director of communications for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Gough was walking back to the office when she witnessed the theft and saw Williams spring into action. "While the rest of us were standing around trying to figure out what was going on, he acted. He was definitely in hot pursuit."
Williams sprinted down K Street shouting, "Stop! Stop! You can't do that!" With the deliveryman right behind him, he caught up to the culprit -- who looked at the bow tie and stopped dead in his tracks."You used to be the mayor," said the surprised thief, who simply handed over the box of computer parts.
The man walked away; Williams said he started after him while looking for a police car but decided not to restrain him. The man slipped into the crowd as passersby asked Williams what had happened. "I'm just fighting crime in the city," he told them."
Who Was That Bow-Tied Superhero?
"Former D.C. mayor Anthony Williams (Susan Biddle/The Washington Post)D.C. has a new crime fighter: Mr. Bow Tie!
Tony Williams was on K Street yesterday afternoon when a thief grabbed a package from a UPS hand truck. The deliveryman, standing a few yards away, looked up and yelled, "Hey!" but the man kept walking.
Enter the former mayor, who asked the delivery guy if he was being robbed. "I said to myself, 'Do I just stand here? No, this can't happen,' " Williams told us. "And I just started running."
The ex-mayor, 57, was "extremely decisive," said eyewitness Lisa Gough, director of communications for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Gough was walking back to the office when she witnessed the theft and saw Williams spring into action. "While the rest of us were standing around trying to figure out what was going on, he acted. He was definitely in hot pursuit."
Williams sprinted down K Street shouting, "Stop! Stop! You can't do that!" With the deliveryman right behind him, he caught up to the culprit -- who looked at the bow tie and stopped dead in his tracks."You used to be the mayor," said the surprised thief, who simply handed over the box of computer parts.
The man walked away; Williams said he started after him while looking for a police car but decided not to restrain him. The man slipped into the crowd as passersby asked Williams what had happened. "I'm just fighting crime in the city," he told them."
- This story is truly amazing, I just wished he worked Saturday's on K street...hmmm...
