TV Reporter Gets Robbed While Reporting on Robbery

In the middle of a local news report on a woman who was beaten and robbed in Oakland, Calif., KTVU reporter Heather Holmes found herself the victim of a robbery when her purse was snatched from the TV truck on-scene near her.

Holmes tweeted about the unbelievably ironic crime shortly after it happened.

R u kidding me? Doing a live report at @oaklandpoliceca headquarters & my purse is stolen from the live truck! We were parked outside #OPD!!

— Heather Holmes (@hholmesktvu) June 17, 2014

Oh the irony of it all…while reporting on violent mugging, my purse is stolen. Thieves used my bank card 20 mins after swiping my bag.

— Heather Holmes (@hholmesktvu) June 17, 2014

Credit cards now canceled. Locks changed. Lesson here… be aware of your surroundings at all times, including at police headquarters.

— Heather Holmes (@hholmesktvu) June 17, 2014

Yep, making this even stranger is the fact that the TV truck was parked right in front of local police headquarters…

You can watch the live report here, via KTVU:

[h/t SFGate]
[image via screengrab]

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