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Stay Safe Street Tip #27
"Neatly dressed carjacker cuts woman during drive"
St. Petersburg Times December 5, 2001
At 12:05PM on
December 4, a 49 year old woman was leaving the Eckerd's located at 10751
Ulmerton Road. She climbed into her van and started
the engine. A man entered her vehicle through the unlocked passenger's side
front door. He held a linoleum cutter to her shoulder and told her to get out.
She started to comply but the scumbag changed his mind and told her to "just
drive." He directed her through an apparent series of random turns for about 30
minutes. The attacker used the linoleum cutter during that 30 minutes to
"puncture her 12 times in the leg and three times in the arm, she said." She
finally slammed on the brakes and started to exit the vehicle but the scumbag
then jumped out of the passengers door and fled. This
mutt is still out there and is identified as a white male, in his mid 20's,
about 5' 7," dark black hair that is curly on top and short on the sides. The
victim also stated that his light skin was a major contrast to his dark hair. He
wa! s
wearing a plaid shirt, dark shorts and had a gray bracelet on his right wrist.
If you think you know this coward, please call Largo PD at 727-587-6730. This is
a scary scumbag. He had the vehicle if he wanted it but apparently decided it
would be more fun to terrorize this woman. She is very fortunate that all the
cuts were minor. Well, maybe the next victim will not be so lucky. This type
criminal does this type crime because they like it. They have a tendency to like
it more as the level of violence increases and they graduate to greater injury
to the victims. My rules to help prevent this type of attack are simple and
exactly the same thing I told my wife:
1. Be situationally
and environmentally aware. Look around, see who is either watching or
approaching you.
2. Be prepared to enter your vehicle and then leave. Have your keys in
your hand and do not have to search your purse or pockets for your keys.
3. Keep the dadgummed doors locked. Most
modern vehicles allow you to unlock only the driver's door for entry. When you
do get in the vehicle, lock all the doors
and keep your windows rolled up till you clear that major transitional area
(from walking to driving). Do not sit in the driver's seat with that door
unlocked!
4. Upon entry into the vehicle LOCK YOUR DOORS
then BUCKLE UP! If the scumbag gets in your vehicle and you cannot immediately
exit the vehicle, accelerate in either forward or reverse as fast as possible
and hit something like a tree, building, bus, light pole etc. and then get out
and scream fire and run to 'people'. Do this before he puts on his seatbelt! See
how he likes an airbag slamming into his face. If not happy with the result of
the first strike, do it again! In order to work this must be as violent as you
can make it as quickly as you can do it. Do not allow yourself to be convinced
that he won't hurt you or only needs a ride. He wants you to think that way. The
longer you delay action, the more difficult it will be to take action! It is
called inertia.
5. Forget your property and don't worry about your car. You are the only
important item in that vehicle! When you bail out, leave your purse, keys,
packages, cigarettes, Gucci bag, high heels, cigarettes,
etc.
6. Final rule - SURVIVE! Make him the one that ends up in the
ambulance! You need to focus on your family and friends and stay alive for them.
He is not worth worrying about since he is a low life piece of predatory scum!
Do not try to analyze his behavior but simply stop it! Don't try to be a hero
guys. That makes a lousy epitaph!
Stay Safe!
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