Posted on 02/18/2017 6:08:16 PM PST by Historix
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild was carjacked at gunpoint in midtown Saturday morning, officials said.
Shortly before 11 a.m., the mayor was leaving his home when he was greeted by a man holding a pistol, who demanded to know where his car was parked, Rothschild told the Star.
Rothschild said that he pointed to his city-owned Toyota Prius and the man demanded he hand over the keys.
The mayor complied, and the suspect left the scene in the Prius.
Rothschild, who did not have a security detail with him when the incident occurred, was not injured and says he's doing fine.
The suspect and vehicle are still at large, said Tucson Police Department spokesman, Sgt. Pete Dugan.
Robbery detectives with the Tucson Police Department are investigating the incident and have learned that prior to his run-in with the mayor, which happened in the area of North Tucson Boulevard and East 5th Street, the suspect unsuccessfully tried to take another car, Dugan said.
He also had a "small altercation" with a mail carrier before his confrontation with the mayor, leading police to believe that he wasn't targeting Rothschild, Dugan said.
"I've lived in the city for a very long time and I've never been a victim of any serious crime," Rothschild said. "Although we live in a safe community, this can happen at any time."
While nothing valuable was in the car, Rothschild is still hopeful that the vehicle will be recovered.
That hot Prius is in Mexico by now.
And the perp was Amish?
Oh my, he was without his personal security detail? You mean kinda like the rest of us are 24/7?
Pro-immigration, attorney, democrat party member. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
He is just another libtard dem-o-rat in charge of a sanctuary city for illegals
What kind of douchebag carjacks a Prius?
Was the perp wearing a Mariachi outfit and carrying a guitar? (You laugh, but this actually happened when a cab driver was robbed in Phoenix.)
this is the epitome of the libtard societal disconnect.
we have a “safe” community AND this can happen to us at any time.
that is not the definition of a safe community.
also, no description of tuscon car jacker, so safe to say hes mexican, and probably an illegal.
Prius? Did the thief get his man purse,too?
Sanctuary City:
http://www.ojjpac.org/sanctuary.asp
Too bad the carjacker didn’t..., well..., you’re thinking it too.
That might have opened some eyes.
As it is, when citizens die, nobody will hear about it.
This mayor is one lucky guy. The perp may have been high as a kite, and if so all bets are off when it comes to sane actions.
Why wasn’t there a GPS tracker on the city vehicle? They trust the Mayor? Idiots!
not b/c of the car.
b/c an old white unarmed guy was driving it. easy target.
The kind who is bought and paid by his boss Soros?
I smell a rat...I’m thinking Prius boy had a fender bender while under the influence....it can happen anywhere
MY personal security detail would have blown out at least one tire when he was driving away.
I wonder if the good mayor has changed his mind on the Sanctuary City issue. Tucson is my home town, I know this idiot and his entire family.
Serves this Anti Gun Twn Mayor right.
Kind of embarrassing for both of them.
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