ACP230
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This is usually a quiet area but yesterday there was an attempted robbery and a stabbing in the parking lot of the Wallmart in Houghton, MI.
According to the local paper, the Daily Mining Gazette, at around 2:45 p.m., Tuesday a 92 year-old man was sitting in his car in the parking lot. Some low life walked up and tried to take his wallet. The 92 year-old said no, and the criminal cut his throat.
Then he left him there and the old man walked toward the store for help. He was taken to the hospital and a local radio station says he's in fair condition today.
The store was evacuated and closed until about 7:30. A K-9 unit went over the area. The suspect wasn't found until later (somewhere else) but two suspects are in jail now.
I've sat in that parking lot many times waiting for my wife to finish shopping. I think I have been more observant than the guy who was attacked but the story is still a wake-up call.
My wife, 12 year-old son and I had been on the road for a fishing and museum attending trip. We had intended to go to Walmart to drop off some film, but were running late so skipped it. Even though we would have gotten there a half hour after the attack, that's another wake-up call.
According to the local paper, the Daily Mining Gazette, at around 2:45 p.m., Tuesday a 92 year-old man was sitting in his car in the parking lot. Some low life walked up and tried to take his wallet. The 92 year-old said no, and the criminal cut his throat.
Then he left him there and the old man walked toward the store for help. He was taken to the hospital and a local radio station says he's in fair condition today.
The store was evacuated and closed until about 7:30. A K-9 unit went over the area. The suspect wasn't found until later (somewhere else) but two suspects are in jail now.
I've sat in that parking lot many times waiting for my wife to finish shopping. I think I have been more observant than the guy who was attacked but the story is still a wake-up call.
My wife, 12 year-old son and I had been on the road for a fishing and museum attending trip. We had intended to go to Walmart to drop off some film, but were running late so skipped it. Even though we would have gotten there a half hour after the attack, that's another wake-up call.