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Talk About Picking The Wrong Car To Steal
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| 9/15/2005
| George Howell
Posted on 09/15/2005 12:02:05 PM PDT by Macaw
SEATTLE - One man's unconventional way of curbing car theft in his Queen Anne neighborhood is winning him a lot of applause. Ken Cavallon literally caught one of the suspected prowlers in the act, and has the photo to prove it. It all started early Tuesday morning when Ken's wife noticed three people outside their home trying to break into her husband's truck.
She went back inside to tell him about what she saw and Ken said he didn't hesitate. "I realized, enough is enough, so I came flying up the hill."
The youth football coach immediately ran toward the thief's getaway vehicle and grabbed one of the men inside.
"The window was down just a little bit, so I ripped the window out, it shatters all over the ground," Ken said. "I try to pull him out of the car and the seat belt gets in the way, so I open up the car door, and as the guy's driving the get away car away, I yank him out of the car, throw him to the ground, pick him up, slam him on the hood of my truck, and just held him there."
Ken's neighbor, Thomas Oates, said that is indeed what happened. Oates ran outside when he heard all of the noise. "Ken took the window out of the car, and reached in, and yanked the little puke out of the window of a moving car," he said. "It was unreal."
"I had to yell at (the thief) at one point, and I said, 'dude, I'm three times your weight, and twice your strength, so don't even try,' " Ken added.
The story may sound unbelievable, but Thomas snapped a picture - the proof that Ken Cavallon caught the suspected car thief in a hold he learned in the military.
He didn't let him go until police arrived. He said Seattle police officers gladly took the 20 year old off his hands, but they don't recommend taking such matters into your own hands.
"Running outside, and taking on multiple suspects, I would advise against," said Seattle Police Officer Rich Pruitt. "In this case, it did work out, and he was able to catch one of the bad guys."
Ken hopes that what he did will make a difference in his neighborhood that, as of late, has been plagued with car prowls.
"They seem to think this is easy pickin's, and we're just not going to let it be easy pickin's anymore," Ken said.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: hero; littlepuke; pwn3d
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VIDEO of the news report
And here's the original photo. Ken is a friend of mine and sent this to me in an instant message coversation:
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:02:07 PM PDT
by
Macaw
To: Macaw
Little punk got what he had comin!
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:04:09 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(What part of ILLEGAL immigration do they not understand?)
To: Macaw
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:04:31 PM PDT
by
CDHart
(The world has become a lunatic asylum and the lunatics are in charge.)
To: Macaw
HE showed remarkable restraint.
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:05:34 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave troops and their Commander in Chief)
To: Macaw
Give him a big thumbs up and a job well done... the little stoner he picked up there looks a little baffled... :)
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:05:57 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(U.S. Navy Veteran.....93-97 Clinton I want my trip to Australia! I had to go to China you pervert!)
To: Macaw
it's a good thing the story is there to tell the context of THAT picture... especially considering the facial expressions!
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:06:03 PM PDT
by
kpp_kpp
To: Macaw
Can you squeal like a pig?...............punk?..........
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:06:05 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(BLAME = Democrat .......BALM = Republican.........Which would an evacuee choose?......)
To: Macaw
I swear it looks like Michael Moore doing to this guy what he does to America.
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:06:17 PM PDT
by
Puppet
To: Macaw
Western WA...
ol' Douche-bag will get probation...mommy and daddy didn't love him etc etc...
Coach there will probably get charged with assault, unlawful confinement and uttering of a threat...
To: martin_fierro; Fierce Allegiance; Tijeras_Slim; TheBigB
To: RockinRight
The twerp's hands seem curiously red. Must've been some really bad pattycake.
To: CDHart
Yeah! Also, if he spends time in prison he better get use to being held like that!!! ;>
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:07:55 PM PDT
by
Dacus943
To: Macaw
"Squeal like a pig, boy. Grab a flower, sweetheart because it is Prom Night."
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:08:15 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Macaw
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:08:17 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: MD_Willington_1976
forgot to add, destruction of private property...busted the window...
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To: Macaw
Tell your friend he provided a valuable public service. My favorite line in the article:
"Ken took the window out of the car, and reached in, and yanked the little puke out of the window of a moving car," he said. "It was unreal."
Going by your picture, the thief did look like a little puke. :)
To: RockinRight
no, if he was going to get what was coming to him, his face would look a mess worse than it does.
To: Macaw
Glad the punk got busted good.
Why is "dueling banjos" playing in my head now?
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:11:00 PM PDT
by
fizziwig
To: Red Badger
Can you squeal like a pig?...............punk?..........The picture looks like Ned Beatty turning the tables on the hill dude.
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posted on
09/15/2005 12:11:10 PM PDT
by
decimon
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