Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Jon Englert heard his door bell ring at 9 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday. He got up to open the door expecting to see a friend who was coming over to play “Halo 2” after the big game. Instead, he said he was greeted by a tiny woman with a knife.
The woman, who was no taller then 5 feet 2 inches, told Englert, Syracuse sophomore, that she was sorry to bother him but that she had a knife and needed $20, according to a police report.
“At first I didn’t know if I should just punch her in the face or just slam the door,” Englert said.
Englert said he slammed the door on the would-be robber, locked it, and called the police. Englert said that he could not get a good look at the woman, but that he noticed her face was covered almost entirely with a scarf and a stocking hat.
Police arrived at Englert’s apartment complex, near 23rd and Kasold streets, and began to search the area for the suspect.
Sgt. Dan Ward, Lawrence Police Department spokesman, said the department could not find any suspects who matched her description.
He said police found a wool scarf, a gray stocking cap and a kitchen knife with a black handle near the crime scene.
Englert said the incident didn’t really bother him. He found it more puzzling then nerve-racking.
But now he thinks twice before opening the door every time it rings, he said.
“I’m going to start using the peephole,” Englert said, “just to see who’s out there,”
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