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[OT] New Carjacking Method
Heads up everyone!
You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into reverse, and when you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into park, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car, and if they see your home address and have your keys, your home is now compromised! BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED........ If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just drive away, remove the paper later and be thankful that you read this e-mail. Think about this. Are your children already in the car buckled up? I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method -FALSE
That is an old one
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Heads up everyone! You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into reverse, and when you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into park, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car, and if they see your home address and have your keys, your home is now compromised! BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED........ If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just drive away, remove the paper later and be thankful that you read this e-mail. Think about this. Are your children already in the car buckled up? I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method (FALSE!!!! URBAN LEGEND!)
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp
Origins: This alert has been kicked from inbox to inbox since February 2004. we've now moved this alert squarely into the False category. Since February 2004 we have been watching the news most carefully. We have yet to see evidence of so much as one. there is clearly no crime wave, no flyer-armed menace lurking in the nation's parking lots. 1) This is a decidedly "low-tech" scheme for stealing cars, so it's certainly possible. 2) Our law enforcement contacts were unfamiliar with any cases of cars being stolen in this manner. flyers on windshields and then hanging around to wait for drivers to return to their vehicles involves planning and exposure atypical of most carjackers. But one aspect of this scheme sounds somewhat implausible: people who have parked head-in are generally approaching their cars from the rear when they return. So, a flyer posted on a rear window is quite likely to be discovered and removed by the returning driver before he enters his car. Chief William Karabas of the Florissant Police Department wants to make the public aware of an erroneous e-mail circulating in reference to auto thefts, specifically 'car jacking ' incidents in the City of Florissant. "I want to put an end to this rumor. The City of Florissant has not had any incidents of this nature!", said Chief Karabas. In fact, the e-mail makes reference to many false claims. Chief Karabas stated, "Some of the points include, referring to the Florissant Police Department as a Sheriffs Department, which we are not, we DO NOT have a Detective Bledsoe, there is NO State Trooper named Bartholome, there is NO Missouri Neighborhood Watch Association, there is NO such address (1456 Washington Ave) in Florissant and the telephone number given on the e-mail is NOT IN SERVICE!" Again, there is NO validity to this e-mail. It is FALSE. We ask that people be informed and get the correct information. One way to check e-mails for validity is to go on-line to check 'Urban Legends' at www.snopes.com The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp -- .. "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Heads up everyone! You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into reverse, and when you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into park, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car, and if they see your home address and have your keys, your home is now compromised! BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED........ If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just drive away, remove the paper later and be thankful that you read this e-mail. Think about this. Are your children already in the car buckled up? I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method -FALSE
"Matthew" wrote in message . .. That is an old one http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp You beat me to it :-) Cheers, helen s |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method
I didn't check Snopes simply because this is plausible and, I thought, a
good warning for us to be aware of how easily carjacking can be accomplished - especially in light of the recent incident in Houston where carjackers threw the children out of the car and then rolled over and killed the two-year-old. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Heads up everyone! You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into reverse, and when you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into park, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car, and if they see your home address and have your keys, your home is now compromised! BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED........ If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just drive away, remove the paper later and be thankful that you read this e-mail. Think about this. Are your children already in the car buckled up? I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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New Carjacking Method
Personally, I recommend checking out your vehicle BEFORE you get into
it. Check the tires, the body, the windows, alignment of the mirrors, etc. I have to do a walkaround of an airplane before I get in it, so why not a car? I've caught a couple things that would have become irritations at best and some that would have been real problems if I drove around with them. --Fil CatNipped wrote: I didn't check Snopes simply because this is plausible and, I thought, a good warning for us to be aware of how easily carjacking can be accomplished - especially in light of the recent incident in Houston where carjackers threw the children out of the car and then rolled over and killed the two-year-old. |
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New Carjacking Method
"Enfilade" wrote in message
ups.com... Personally, I recommend checking out your vehicle BEFORE you get into it. Check the tires, the body, the windows, alignment of the mirrors, etc. I have to do a walkaround of an airplane before I get in it, so why not a car? I've caught a couple things that would have become irritations at best and some that would have been real problems if I drove around with them. --Fil Yes, that's good advice too. A little alertness may save your life. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ CatNipped wrote: I didn't check Snopes simply because this is plausible and, I thought, a good warning for us to be aware of how easily carjacking can be accomplished - especially in light of the recent incident in Houston where carjackers threw the children out of the car and then rolled over and killed the two-year-old. |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method
On Sat 17 Jun 2006 10:10:38a, CatNipped wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I didn't check Snopes simply because this is plausible and, I thought, a good warning for us to be aware of how easily carjacking can be accomplished - especially in light of the recent incident in Houston where carjackers threw the children out of the car and then rolled over and killed the two-year-old. That's horrible about the children. It's always useful information when we remind each other and ourselves about personal safety. The county I live in has had a sky-rocketing number of carjacking cases lately, to the point that they've warned to use an alternate set of keys when driving; the set with your housekeys should be left on your person. -- Cheryl |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method
CatNipped wrote:
Heads up everyone! You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into reverse, and when you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into park, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically mow you Old Snopes news, BUT... carjacking is entirely too real. Just yesterday in Memphis there was a carjacking and while fleeing police they ran through an intersection and killed a woman in a car they hit. Of course the carjackers were taken to the hospital with "minimal injuries". Oh, how nice. The news reported the guy was going to be charged with first degree murder for killing the woman in commission of a crime. Jill |
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[OT] New Carjacking Method
CatNipped wrote: I didn't check Snopes simply because this is plausible .....But false! (See http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp) I have to agree that carjacking may be a very present danger, especially for women driving alone. However, I din't think it's wise to promulgate FALSE warnings on the internet. (Remember the old story about the boy who cried "Wolf!".) |
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