Crime Doesn't Pay

To begin with let me say I am leaving parts out in order to make this as short as possible. As Rick would say this is the Readers Digest version.

I guess it was 3 months ago when I had a very strange encounter at school. I had just taken Jace to his classroom when I was returning to my room and caught a man coming out of my room. He didn't seem particularly startled, I asked if I could help him and he told me he was looking for the Gifted and Talented classes. Well, he was in the right area I suppose so I ask more questions trying to be the ever helpful teacher and improve those community relations. The whole time I had a very strange feeling in my gut. The guy finally tells me he has papers for my class in his car. I'm very confused at this point. He knows little English, he is not making sense in what he is asking for and when he says he will get the papers he heads off in the opposite direction of the front door. I immediately go to the office and ask what is going on and they had no idea (He told me that the office sent him to me). I am now even more suspicious. I thought about it all day and just didn't feel right.

The day ends and as I am getting ready to leave school I check my purse for money because I'm heading to the grocery store. Oh no where is it? Exactly! He took my cash ($200) and credit card. I let the office know and file a report with the police. Rick looks up the credit card account and he has charged over $200 on it. The credit card company froze the card at 11:00 because of suspicious activity.

One week later I get a letter in the mail from Midland PD. "No investigative leads" - whatever! It just wasn't important enough to try to find them. I let it go and figure that was the end of it. WELL - last week I see a Midland ISD police officer in the office and he asks if I've heard. "Heard what?" I say. "They caught the guy!" I'm thinking this is amazing! Get this he did it 6 other times with the same line. When they caught him he admitted everything. He's going to the pen for at least 5 to 8.

"How do you like me now Mr. Leyva?"