I guess I messed up my first car jacking

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Went I first checked in this AM I wonderd why I was being fussed at?!?!?
4 card don't seem like much. Went to pg 5 and then back---oops, unintentional double tap!!

Glock 21: NEVER tamper w/ evidence.

Back in the day, the formula for a perfect crime was do the deed then call EMS; they'd trample the scene so nothing could be determined. That was only part joking. Most places they're but better in these modern times, most places.

BL:scary, good job!

Stay safe.
Bob
 
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Howdy Glock 21, and welcome to The High Road.

First off, know that if a crime scene is doctored or prepped with a throwdown or a self-inflicted wound, it'll take the detectives about 30 minutes to figure it out, and about an hour to pick your story apart.
The advice to shoot'em, move'em and put a knife in their hand is
bad advice. Get caught in one lie, and your word is trashed from that
point on in the eyes of the investigating officer.

I'll let the mod who has jurisdiction on this forum make the call on whether to edit or delete that post.


Tuner
 
BL:scary, good job!
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Bob F. Wasn't scary at the moment, just weird and happened so fast with the really weird part being the hair standing up and how the glock ended up in my hand without me even thinking about it and WHAT were these idiots doing standing in the crosswalk? Ya know? It was only after I saw them flipping me off in my rear view mirror that I really realized what they MIGHT have been attempting and analyzed after-the-fact, the "We need your car" comment.
What WAS funny was my hand shaking a bit when I re-lit up another cigarette once I got onto Flamingo and realized my ears were hot.

Fanny pack? Got to go. Easy to sling around my Man-Purse (bright orange) just not fast enough in a pinch (I wasn't wearing it... more of a carry device)

The whole thing was a weird learning experience.

Glock21, welcome (I think). I've re-read your post a couple of times now. duckfoot didn't need to doubletap anyone. I think he handled it quite well without resorting to allowing them to cause any harm to his person or putting them down. You know, discretion... valor... moving on with life... that whole thing.
The real crux of his story that sux is how his weapon was retained by the popo and the direction of, or manner in which he was questioned and the amount of time it took to answer 30 minutes (if that) worth of Q/A.
 
Baba Louie, where was that? I haven't had anything like that happen, yet, but at least the wife is great about locking the doors. Being aware is another matter though...

I hadn't heard of that approach to get a car, so thanks for informing us. I worry more about parking lots, although as I say nothing has happened yet. One night right after getting my CCW I had gotten in the truck and was doing something when the wife said "Look!" - this guy had approached my open door to within 10 feet and I never saw him. He asked for change and my tone of saying no made him immediately back off. I was not happy to have let him approach like that and try not to let it happen again.
 
Valkman,
On Torrey Pines halfway between Flamingo and Spring Mountain at Katie (Spring Valley Township area in the SW qtr of town between Jones and Rainbow).
Yes. Do keep your doors locked, please.
The last time anything even remotely resembling something like this happened to me was over behind Cashman Field after we left a Stars night game several years back, stopped at the light at Stewart (I was second in line at the stoplight) when a dirty, old but nimble, homeless type dude came running up to my driver side window, put both hands on the (open) window sill and as he began to stick his head in the window demanding some money in a loud voice with major league halitosis, saw my KaBar about 2" from his face as my wife screamed and I yelled "GET AWAY".
Pretty funny now, looking back on it, thinking about her screaming, me shouting, him trying to go forward and backward at the same time to get away from that cheap piece of steel in my left hand, me wishing the idiotic light would change to green (I've since started leaving plenty of "Cab Sneak In" space between the car in front of me's back bumper and my front bumper).
Since these bozo's never do this kind of stuff in front of a cop, I guess that means you're on yer own. Deal with it best as you're able.
 
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Hi again guys,

After much discussion, the mods have decided to replace this one and reopen it temporarily to give a Durham police officer a chance to rebut
the original post. I would ask that everyone refrain from replying to it
until the officer has had his say.

And now we wait.

Thanks,

Tuner
 
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Folks, this did not happen in Durham, based on the information I have not found. Since this was close to home, I wanted to follow up on it, and we have no word and there has been no paperwork on this or any other attempted carjackings of this nature in Durham. It certainly would have been talked about at work- not a word mentioned. Think about it for a moment, something like this would be on the news, in the papers, passed word of mouth no matter what city you live in. To those members who live in the area- conduct your normal business and everyday life as usual.

Life is difficult enough without someone making baseless accusations. How about we all take a breath and think before posting and start name calling. Law enforcement has friends and detractors- some legit, some who just have a grudge against police just because they are police. If you have a legit gripe, fine, we'll hear it. Otherwise, some opinions are left best unsaid. Some opinions may get a person in trouble, so again, be careful on what you read.

Let me end this on a thought: I am not trying to flame or hurt anyone on this board. Nor am I getting in anyone's face. I want to express truth to a falsehood, simple as that.
 
Fed168,

Thanks for your input. I gather you have more information than the rest of us regarding such incidents, and I find it rather suspicious that the original poster hasn't responded yet.

I know nothing about this case at all, and I don't mean to comment on its validity or lack thereof.


However, as a resident of Durham, I want to add that I wouldn't be surprised AT ALL if such incidents were never reported on the news here.

Since moving here from Wisconsin last summer, I've noticed that, essentially every night, the news here is filled with hit-and-runs, multiple shootings, and the occasional home invasion -- all in Durham or Wake county. There was an article about having beat cops ride the city busses because it would cut down on the regular (they claimed) shootings which take place on busses....

I can see how a few minor assaults and car thefts simply wouldn't gather any attention by the news crews.

Whether it's faulty reporting or not, crime in Durham is higher than I could have even imagined before I moved here.

Heck, the very first night I was here apartment-hunting, in a reasonably safe looking part of town (southern Woodcroft), my locked car was broken into and some valuable electronics were stolen.



So, whether or not the original poster's claims were valid, the criminal incident described *could have* easily happened here, and the incident described with the police tears to the deepest fears of all of us -- that in trying to defend our lives and our rights, we will be thwarted at every turn.


As someone who will apply for a NC CHL later this summer, I sincerely hope you represent the police in this area and not those who duckfoot described.

Thanks for your service,
Abe
 
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