Armored car crew fights back

[ZeSpectre]

Armored Car Driver Shot in Montgomery County

By Ernesto Londoño
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 14, 2006; 2:28 PM

Montgomery County police are looking for a group of robbers who shot an employee of an armored vehicle company and later carjacked a woman this morning in Wheaton.

The shootout happened shortly after 11 a.m. outside the Bank of America branch on the intersection of Bel Pre and Layhill roads in the Layhill area.

Police said one of the two employees of the Dunbar armored vehicle saw one of the gunmen as he was about to retrieve cash.

"One of them lifts his coat," displaying the gun to the Dunbar employee, Montgomery police spokesman Lt. Eric Burnett said.

The suspects and the employees exchanged "numerous shots," police said, striking several cars as employees and patrons of nearby businesses dove for cover. It was not immediately clear who shot first.

One of the Dunbar employees was transported to a local hospital after being shot twice in the back, authorities said. Police said his injuries were not life-threatening. Police said one of the gunmen may also have been shot. No one else was hurt.

After the shootout the robbers ran to a nearby gas station and carjacked a woman who was about to pump gas, police said.

The men fled in her vehicle, a green or blue Volkswagen Jetta with Maryland license plate number 7CAN14. The woman was not hurt.

Police said they believe other suspects involved in the robbery fled in a silver Chrysler minivan. Police said they are looking for approximately five suspects. They described them as Hispanic men in their early 20s. A more detailed description was not immediately available.

The men did not steal any cash, police said. The attempted robbery comes a day after an unusual string of three bank robberies that happened yesterday morning within minutes of each other.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 240-773-5100.

Full Text: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/14/AR2006121400801.html

 

[Spot77]

MD has had a rough week. At least 3 cops shot in the past 10 days and now this.


Strict gun control laws sure seem to be working well here. :banghead:

 

[Art Eatman]

Take the smart remarks somewhere else. If anybody has any furthere useful info and there's something to discuss, fine. Otherwise, this thread is destined for a short life.

Art

 

[statelineblues]

This time of year is the busiest, and the most dangerous, for armored car crews. Just walk thru any mall and you'll know why. Too many people, closed in space, rushing to the next stop - always hated it.

 

[sm]

I hope the crew member that was shot - recovers well from injuries and the whole crew recovers as well from such an event.

Hits a nerve with me...Having assisted with armored car crews in training them with shotguns and handguns and other things- it is a back breaking tough job, thankless, and the pay is not that great.

They fought. They survived that is the main thing.

Not one word out of disrespect for these kinds of folks please. No cute remarks about PGO shotguns or being restricted in handgun type or ammo. Owners have insurance and tons of regulations to follow...training is what it is, employees are what they are of different backgrounds.

I can empathize.

 

[Wes Janson]

I wonder what "numerous shots" really was. And if any of the armored car crew's shots hit home. It sounds like they really lost that fight.

 

[gunsmith]

I used to be in armed transport

I am glad these guy are getting media attention, I had over a million dollars out in the open and imho we were about to get robbed and unholstered my side arm and got fired.
They want you to get shot before you return fire
If these S/O were not getting press attention they probably would have gotten fired.

 

[statelineblues]

Good Guys Won

I wonder what "numerous shots" really was. And if any of the armored car crew's shots hit home. It sounds like they really lost that fight.

#1: All the crew survived (altho one was wounded - best wishes go out to him!)
#2: No valuables were taken
#3: No innocents were hurt

They beat the BGs back, made 'em run, and maybe took out one as well - THEY WON!!

 

[armoredman]

Go get a bag, preferrably on made of canvase, with short carry handles. No fill it with about 60 pounds of rock and sand. Sling it over your back, by those little carry handles. Now draw and fire. Go ahead, show me.
Walk through a crowded shopping mall, literally bumping into all kinds of people. keep one hand on the bag, one hand on your gun, and hope no one steals your wallet, because you are all out of hands.
Yeah, it was a back breaking job, (just where did you think all the change you get at the store comesfrom?), but it was fun for 8.5 years.
I'd say the lesson learned here is 100% gun rights involved - three bank robberies of unarmed tellers was successul, and a carjacking of an unarmed woman in the Democratic Peoples' Repubic of Maryland was successful. What was NOT sucessful was the attempted armed robbery of an armed man. There's your tie in.

 

[statelineblues]

Or for real fun, take a handtruck, load about 15 - 20 bricks (3 across) AND the previously mentioned bag, and push it thru a crowded mall...

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Statelineblues,

He was pushing hand truck carrying coins, he was in a crowded shopping center, saw the threat, engaged, reloaded, and continued to engage. Both good guys went home that night. I wish I could give you more information, but I have to be careful about what has been "released" and what is departmental only information.

Yes they won that fight.

LD

 

[TallPine]

Or for real fun, take a handtruck, load about 15 - 20 bricks (3 across) AND the previously mentioned bag, and push it thru a crowded mall...

Funny ... back when I was in high school I worked after school at a bank, and several times they sent me out to some stores in a new mall in my own car with several thousand dollars (several hundred pounds) of coins. I guess they thought nobody was going to run very far or fast with it

Scares me a little to think about it now ...

 

[CypherNinja]

I used to work in a movie theater and got sent on change runs a couple of times when they had a much greater than expected crowd turnout. I know what you mean by "back breaking."


Also, walking out of a Giant Eagle with 20k (ones, fives, and quarters) in two shopping bags is both highly amusing and nerve wracking at the same time. The fact that the moonlighting LEO made sure he kept us in sight all the way out to our car was a small consolation, though.