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So this morning I was followed for a few blocks.

I crossed an alley on my usual route to the bus stop.

There was a car idling in the alley.

I glanced and saw an older man in the car, but really didn't take notice.

I continue about four blocks down the street, mostly concerned with avoiding a ditch in the sidewalk and a dead animal that the neighborhood cats probably killed.

I hear a noise behind me.

I turn and look.

About half a block behind that car and guy is idling on the opposing sidewalk. He seems to startle and the car rushes forward a few feet.

I stare at him partially because I'm startled that the guy had managed to follow me without me noticing. He freaks out a bit more and turn down an alley the opposite direction of me with his car speeding away. 

I quickly down the opposing way.

 

I know my town has had a drug problem recently growing worse. 

I had my laptop bag on me on the side that he could see as I walked past. I figure he wanted that.

Fortunately for me, my bus stop is right next to the police station. 

 

Sorry about that, I was lost and drunk...

Gesh. What were you doing in that clunker of a car at 6:40 in the morning? Did you pick it up from your drunken adventure?

 

 

 

I'm not completely sure. When I woke up, I was under a park bench and the car was gone.

If you got the plate or even just the make/model, I'd consider telling your story to the local PD. You can't really prove he committed a crime from that, but it's suspicious. May be good for local authorities to have notice if he's hanging around places where young kids hop on the school bus.

It was a bus stop for a transit authority bus, but the school stop isn't far away.

 

If I saw the plate and noticed more than it was a brown four door crappy car, then I might consider it. I don't know cars very well anyways. 

Sounds like a good start to a story. Work your freaky RL experience to your advantage.

And start carrying pepper spray.

Pepper Spray?

HAH! That's a good one!

 

NBB, don't take this peasant's advice. Stop attackers in their tracks with class!

wasp spray is better

If I were you, I'd be enticed by that 15$ minimum in some states...

Seriously though, being alert and having a phone at the ready is probably the most useful thing in a situation like that. If you were 1.) obviously aware of him and 2.) obviously capable of calling 911 and snapping pictures of him or his suspicious, shitty vehicle, I'd think that would be enough to make most non-crazy people think twice. 

And if you walk the same route at the same time every day, you might consider mixing it up a little.