Posted on 10/25/2005 1:09:46 PM PDT by Cagey
Surely this wasn't how the stickup was supposed to go down.
After making off with some cash, the robber was struck five times by two vehicles - first by someone police think was the suspect's own getaway driver and four more times by another driver who appears to have been trying to intervene.
Toward the end of the strange scene, the beleaguered bandit accidentally shot himself in the leg - then got hit a fourth time by the second driver, a woman who apparently knew the victim.
Here is the scene, as painted by police Inspector Vince Flores:
At 2:45 a.m. Sunday, a 33-year-old man was standing in a parking lot near N. 14th and W. Center streets. A 29-year-old man rushed up to him, pulled a handgun and demanded cash, which the victim handed over.
Meanwhile, a pickup truck - which police think was the robber's getaway ride - screeched up in reverse, but instead of spiriting the robber away, hit both the suspect and the victim, apparently by accident.
Then the pickup bolted, leaving the robber to limp away with the cash.
That's when the woman, behind the wheel of a Lexus, put the suspect in her sights, Flores said.
The woman rammed the robber with the front of her car.
Then backed up and hit him again. And again.
After the third hit, the man reached into his pocket to pull his gun, but shot himself in the leg. That's when the woman hit the robber with her car a fourth time.
Police showed up and arrested the suspected robber, who was not identified, and sent him to the hospital.
They also nabbed another man, who may have had nothing to do with the melee but was spotted running from the scene.
The suspect was listed in critical condition Monday at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital.
The robbery victim was listed in satisfactory condition, also at Froedtert, a hospital representative said.
The woman driving the Lexus is being sought.
If I were a cop, the woman in the Lexus would be at the absolute bottom of my priority list of people to look for
Wow, to paraphrase some great Ol' FReeper - "Somedays, it just ain't worth it to chew through the straps!"
If they find her, they should give her a medal. This is exactly what citizens should do in this situation.
I suspect the police may have added a furtive wink, when they said they were seeking her. More likely, they have stuck a piece of paper deep in a remote file cabinet, dutifully stating that she is being sought, and haven't the slightest intention of making any effort in that direction.
I knew a one-eyed setter named 'Lucky', and a 3 legged poodle named 'Jet'.
Well, the police can't very well charge her with leaving the scene of an accident. She did it on purpose.
LOL ping.
Welcome to the exciting and high paying field of crime. Did this guy take the home study course, or did he learn his tactics at night school? "Have you ever wanted to break into lucrative career field of crime and strong armed robbery. Learn how! Call 1-800-GET-ARRESTED today! Don't wait, operators are standing by!"
Who wouldn't have been running from that scene.
Funny!
Alcohol may have been involved
I think somebody forgot to dot the "i".
I'll volunteer for her jury.
What do you suppose a woman, alone, at 2:30 in the morning, in downtown Milwaukee, driving a Lexus, does for a living?
He was supposed to stick around and watch?
...guy trying to get to the can before he peed his pants laughing?
Codswallop! See my previous post.
You and I could hang the jury emphatically.
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