Heroic actions

Jennifer Brown was standing outside Fred's Discount store in Cape Girardeau last week waiting for a friend when she witnessed a crime. She saw two teenage boys attack an elderly woman and steal her purse.

The 28-year-old Brown called the police on her cell phone. She then followed the teenagers in her car with three children along for the ride. Brown lost track of one of the teenagers but called police again when she saw the other one walking on Independence Street. Police arrested him based on her information. The other suspect was arrested later.

The choice all of us face when we see a crime committed is whether or not to get involved. Jennifer Brown, who cares for Alzheimer's patients, didn't even have to think about it.