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Violence Breaks Out at SoCal Gas Pump (Doctor grabs a tire iron, got cut off in gas line at Costco)
KTLA.com ^ | 6/10/08 | KTLA News

Posted on 06/10/2008 12:19:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

CYPRESS -- Things are getting ugly at Southern California gas pumps, and we're not just talking about the record prices. Some drivers are turning to violence.

A doctor from La Palma was arrested Monday night after police say he grabbed a tire iron and threatened a driver who cut him off at a Costco gasoline station in Orange County.

According to witnesses, Dr. Antonio Reyes, 58, was among a crowd of motorists waiting in line at the pumps at the Costco on Katella Ave. around 5:40 p.m. when another vehicle cut in front of him. Apparently angry about being cut off, Reyes grabbed a tire iron out of his vehicle and confronted the driver, Sgt. Tom Bruce of the Cypress Police Department said.

Reyes says he only grabbed the tire iron after the other driver grabbed his shirt and shouted at him. He says he never intended to use it.

The other driver locked himself in his car and called police. No one was hurt.

Reyes was arrested and booked for investigation of brandishing a deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, a misdemeanor. He was later released. No charges were filed against the other driver.

As gas prices continue to skyrocket, Costco-- known for providing discounts for members-- has seen an increase in crowds at its gasoline stations.

At times, 10 to 20 vehicles line up for a chance to cash in on the cheaper gas.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: costco; doctor; energyprices; gaspump; medialies; socal; violence
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1 posted on 06/10/2008 12:19:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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$4.33 for unleaded two days ago.


2 posted on 06/10/2008 12:21:33 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Ah yes, reminds me of the old days of “national malaise”.


3 posted on 06/10/2008 12:23:27 PM PDT by RexBeach
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To: NormsRevenge

How does pushing your way into the front of the line (or getting angry about someone else doing it) make it any cheaper for you?


4 posted on 06/10/2008 12:23:35 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: NormsRevenge

$3.799 here in Missouri.


5 posted on 06/10/2008 12:23:43 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: NormsRevenge
A doctor from La Palma was arrested Monday night after police say he grabbed a tire iron and threatened a driver who cut him off at a Costco gasoline station in Orange County.

People got upset at line-cutters when gas was $1.50/gal. Standing in line for any reason is an annoying activity. Add to that annoyance by cutting in line and sooner or later some hothead is going to snap.
6 posted on 06/10/2008 12:23:47 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Paid $3.899 this morning in northern NJ.


7 posted on 06/10/2008 12:25:21 PM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Some days it is not worth chewing through the restraints.)
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To: NormsRevenge

“deadly weapon in a rude”

Only in Kalifornia. Being rude is not a crime last time I checked. Try cutting here in Texas and you’ll get your a_s handed to you.


8 posted on 06/10/2008 12:25:55 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

As they should! What makes it right for someone to not wait their turn “an unwritten code of conduct” in the states.


9 posted on 06/10/2008 12:25:58 PM PDT by fightinbluhen51 ("...If it moves, tax it, if it moves faster, regulate it, if it stops, subsidies it.")
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To: NormsRevenge

Pelosi’s fault.


10 posted on 06/10/2008 12:25:59 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

$3.76 at lunch today for regular.


11 posted on 06/10/2008 12:26:14 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: mnehrling

Probably in the same way that “windfall profit taxes” would.


12 posted on 06/10/2008 12:28:11 PM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: NormsRevenge
There is societal salvation in the "take a number" system.

13 posted on 06/10/2008 12:28:22 PM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: mnehrling

Down to $4.05 around here.


14 posted on 06/10/2008 12:28:25 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I miss the days when only the politicians were unethical.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I scoot across the river now and juice up in Iowa. Last time I got gas there, it was $3.79.

Here in the stupid state of Illinois it is $3.99 a gal, thanks to some of the highest state gas taxes in the nation.

Damned liberal government.


15 posted on 06/10/2008 12:28:48 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Average White Conservative)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek; cardinal4

Wife just paid $3.99/9 at COSTCO in Lantana. Elsewhere in our part of Palm Beach County it’s %4.10-$4.15.


16 posted on 06/10/2008 12:28:53 PM PDT by Ax (Obama: the Potawatomi Pantload)
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To: RexBeach
Ah yes, reminds me of the old days of “national malaise”.

Soon to return if Obama is elected.

17 posted on 06/10/2008 12:29:52 PM PDT by dfwgator ( This tag blank until football season.)
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To: NormsRevenge

You can tell when gas prices are high by the huge lines at Costco for gas. I think any savings you might have is eaten away idling while waiting.


18 posted on 06/10/2008 12:30:03 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: NormsRevenge

Californians can thank their buddies, the Democrats, for this.

$4.11 yesterday in Seattle at Arco - one of the cheapest around.


19 posted on 06/10/2008 12:30:29 PM PDT by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
$4.62 in San Francisco
20 posted on 06/10/2008 12:30:34 PM PDT by SF Republican
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