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I found this story on my other favorite site Libertypost.org. Thought you will find it very interesting.
It's about a carjacking.

Carjacking

This is a true account as recorded in the Police Log of Sarasota, FL. :

An elderly lady in FL did her shopping , and upon returning to her car, found 4 males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at the top of her voice,

"I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car!"

The 4 men didn't wait for a second invitation. They got out and ran like mad.

The lady, somewhat shaken, then proceeded to load her shopping bags into the back of the car and got into the drivers seat. She was so shaken that she could not get her key into the ignition. She tried and tried, and then it dawned on her why. for the same reason she did not understand why there was a football, frisbee and two 12 packs of beer in the front seat!

A few minutes later, she found her own car parked 4 or 5 spaces farther down. She loaded her bags into the car and drove to the police station to report her mistake. The sergeant to whom she told the story couldn't stop laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter, where 4 pale looking men were reporting a carjacking by a mad, elderly woman described as white, less than 5 feet tall, glasses, curly white hair, and carrying a large handgun. No charges were filed.

If you are going to have a senior moment, make it a memorable one!
 
OK.... here's one that I can say with absolute certainty is true-- because it happened to ME.

When I was living in Orlando, I had a red Jeep Grand Cherokee. One day, I was shopping at the Albertson's in Altamonte Springs. I only had to grab a couple things so I didn't really have to load any groceries.

Well, I left the store and walked over to my jeep. I unlocked the door with my key (I have no idea why I didn't use the remote unlock.) I got in and started to crank the jeep. Nothing. The key wouldn't go in the ignition.

I am wondering what the hell is wrong with my jeep when I look around the inside of the jeep. It was completely clean (no one has ever accused my jeep of being clean) and there are kids' toys in the back seat (I don't have kids.)

It dawns on me that I just unlocked someone else's jeep and got in. I calmly and quietly get out and lock the doors as I proceed to find mine. I am just glad the owner didn't come out.


What are the odds that two of the same model and year red jeeps would be in the same city and parking lot that had the SAME door lock?


-- John
 
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What are the odds that two of the same model and year red jeeps would be in the same city and parking lot that had the SAME door lock?

Greater than you think. I know two people who unlocked car doors and got into what they believed was their car only to discover that it was someone else's car. One was a Toyota Corolla. I'm not sure what make the second car was.

I have a key that was given to me by an apartment complex years ago that opened the door leading to an indoor pool at the apartment clubhouse. The same key also works perfectly in the deadbolt lock on my parents' house.
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jwarren: Just about the same thing happened to me, back when I owned a maroon Ford Escort wagon. Came off the D.C. Metro one day, walked to the commuter lot, unlocked and got into my car, noticed with some irritation that it looked like some prankster had put a hula-girl doll on the dash, and then at least thought it was funny that they'd done so. Harmless, at least. Then, I worried that they'd done some other, less excusable thing or things, because my key would go *into* the lock, but not turn it. Superglue?

After a few minutes of fuming, I got out of my car, and ... realized that it wasn't. My own, blocked by a larger vehicle between, was parked two slots over. Started fine -- no Hula girl, though, which is too bad.

timothy

EDIT: Momentous occasion, calooh, callay! This is my 1000th post.
 
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