Woman told robber computer had tracking device

Published 6:47 am Wednesday, August 4, 2010

ATLANTA — An Atlanta woman who used her feet to type a computer message to her boyfriend asking for help after she was robbed and bound says she persuaded the robber not to steal her laptop.

The woman, 39-year-old Amy Windom, appeared today on NBC’s “Today” show and described her ordeal.

She said a robber entered her home early Tuesday and bound her to her bed. Windom said the robber left her computer after she told him it had a tracking device.

She said she propped up the laptop and after realizing she couldn’t type with her feet, wedged the power cord between her toes and produced messages.

She got her boyfriend’s attention with an instant message and he sent the police to her home.