Posted on 01/26/2017 6:19:06 PM PST by Gamecock
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C.
A woman narrowly avoided a carjacking after stopping to help what she thought was a child in the middle of the road Sunday night. It turned out the child was actually a dummy.
The 33-year-old woman was driving home from work when she noticed what looked like a child sitting in the middle of the road at the intersection of West Southwinds Drive and Pagoda Court in the Paradise East subdivision, according to the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office.
As she stopped, two young men wearing dark hoodies pulled on the door handles of the woman’s locked vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. The woman immediately drove away, which was “absolutely the right thing to do,” said Chief Detective Maj. Jason A. Wank.
Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate any suspects. The dummy was seized. The incident still is under investigation.
“This incident should serve as a reminder that while operating your vehicle it’s a good idea to keep your doors locked and remain inside when approaching anything suspicious,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a statement on its website.
The dummy was constructed of a fake plastic head and children’s clothing, including a red Field & Stream T-shirt. Anyone with information about the dummy or the people responsible for making should contact the sheriff’s office, Derek Moore, at 252-728-8400 ext. 8849 or Crime Stoppers at 252-726-INFO (4636).
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of people involved.
Oh, that is evil! Please bump this as people to hear about this scam. That is so evil.
Hoodie wearing Amish.
These click-bait headlines just drive me nuts. Why do they all do this now?
I don’t stop for anyone.
Anyone in real trouble has a cell phone.
No description of the perps, except for “hoodies”but they mention “field and stream”, to “whiten it up”. PC in this case means “planned confusion”.
I urge everyone to apply for a CCW permit and keep training and practicing.
The presence of a defensive weapon could be the difference between life and death.
When you find out why they use clickbait headlines, you’ll do THIS!
Click bait? The whole story is posted. I don’t think “click bait” means what you think it means.
If it say 16 things you don’t know I know I want to ignore it.
Need this as an upgrade on her car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc
It’s VERY “evil” !
Another reason to give ‘weird’ looks to the question
“Why do you find it necessary to carry a loaded pistol at all times?”
Yes, I am ‘old’ and NOT quite feeble (I am old enough to be able to ‘fake a heart attack’ while I am positioning myself to have free access to my weapon.) and yes, a couple of young bucks may be able to overpower me and turn it against me BUT at least I am giving myself a chance to get out of a ‘bad situation’.
Just remember, if I draw and my finger gets in the trigger housing, that gun will be fired.
OK..
Now if I'm in a bad area it's going to be stomp the gas, thump, thump and hi ho silver away.
Even babies?
” I don’t stop for anyone.”
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How kind./s
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Ah, the holy cloak of Saint Skittles.
The more things like this happen the less good Samaritan things will take place. People will keep on going. Everything pretty much out there is a scam.
prank
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_80c6ac56-e317-11e6-a6c2-c75ce8d56813.html
OR pull out your gun and shoot the poor mis-guided yutes.
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