Woman Uses Toes To Type For Help In Georgia

ATLANTA -- Police say an Atlanta woman tied to her bed by an armed burglar was freed by police after she used her toes to type a message to her boyfriend.

Atlanta police Capt. Van Hobbs says the woman's boyfriend called 911 Tuesday morning to say she told him she'd been bound since midnight.

Hobbs says the 39-year-old woman told police the intruder, who had a handgun and wore a ski mask, took her around the house and went through her belongings, then bound her.

The victim, Amy Windom , convinced the thief to leave her computer, explaining that it was a work-issued laptop that would be traced if stolen.

She used her feet to open the laptop, then typed an instant message to her boyfriend, who called the police.

Hobbs says the intruder stole the victim's car.

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Comments

[Blaxtone]

05:09 PM on 08/30/2010

I agree with Ray Porzio on 8/5/10 ..... if Amy had Click2BSure installed on her PC for $39.95 .. she could have summoned help with ONE click on her keyboard. Within 6 seconds an emergency alert would have been transmitted letting all her first responders know her name, what type of crisis she was having .. but most importantly .... it would give them her EXACT LOCATION .. no other software will do that. You can check this new company out at www.PCSecurityNet.com or www.Click2BSure.com. It's really wonderful --- many colleges/universities are installing it.

[MaxPowerXP]

01:33 PM on 08/06/2010

I bet next time he'll remember to tie their feet

[PlayTOE]

08:59 PM on 08/05/2010

Very resourceful ...
(Hope they catch the creep)

[Raymond Porzio]

09:33 PM on 08/05/2010

She should have used PC Security Nets Click2Bsure emergency response software. With a click of the mouse, she could have alerted friends and family that she had a crisis situation on her hands or is it toes???

[TheSardonicAtheist]

06:46 PM on 08/05/2010

Geeze, That's impressive, and yet, I have such a difficult time just sending a text message with my large and clumsy hands.