......and so it begins

[Mega]

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02...-gallardo.html

As we go though 2009, more & more will get sacked. Those whom thought they were inmune to so things WILL get hit!............From 2010 to 2013 i think we will have more of this(above) action.

Carjacking/Armed attacks/Home break in etc will rocket, mindless in fact pointless acts will be the norm. I hope from 2012 things start to improve.....people will be glad to see NEW fast cars about....it will restore HOPE.

Mike

[Master Shake]

Re: ......and so it begins

"...when a couple of youngsters, for no apparent reason, began destroying whatever car they could get their hands on."

Youngsters? The Euro press is every bit as cowed, no doubt more so, than we are here, when describing perps.

[FRED]

Re: ......and so it begins

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02...-gallardo.html

As we go though 2009, more & more will get sacked. Those whom thought they were inmune to so things WILL get hit!............From 2010 to 2013 i think we will have more of this(above) action.

Carjacking/Armed attacks/Home break in etc will rocket, mindless in fact pointless acts will be the norm. I hope from 2012 things start to improve.....people will be glad to see NEW fast cars about....it will restore HOPE.

Mike

Google Trends: incidence of the word "carjacking" in news stories from 2004 to 2009

Google News: Results 20 of about 2,647 for carjacking

Couple arrested for robbery, carjacking outside Marc's
Columbus Local News (registration), OH - 18 minutes ago
By BRET LIEBENDORFER A Westerville couple are being charged with several felonies after allegedly robbing a woman at knifepoint and stealing her vehicle. ...

Carjacking spurs lockdown at 2 schools
Arizona Republic, AZ - 46 minutes ago
4, 2009 11:33 AM Two schools and a nearby district office were in lockdown about three hours Wednesday morning after two women were carjacked at gunpoint ...

St. Mary carjacking victim breathing easier after prison escapee's ...
Tri Parish Times, LA - 1 hour ago
A Berwick woman is breathing easier knowing the Allen Parish Correctional Center escapee who carjacked her last week is back behind bars. ...

Two Children Taken in Carjacking
WCTV, FL - 46 minutes ago
Tuesday night at 10:15 Boyette was carjacked in front of her friend's house while her two precious girls slept in the back seat of her van. ...

Carjackers Take Rented Car, Pants
First Coast News, FL - 3 hours ago
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A man who told police he was on his way to visit his parents Monday evening became a carjacking victim. Around 6:30 pm, ...

Red Bank man faces charges in March carjacking
Asbury Park Press, NJ - 7 hours ago
By Kathleen Hopkins • STAFF WRITER • February 4, 2009 FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County grand jury has charged a 28-year-old Red Bank man with carjacking and ...

Sample of boy’s DNA taken in carjacking case
Bradenton Herald, United States - 11 hours ago
PALMETTO — A 15-year-old boy’s DNA sample was taken by Palmetto Police in an effort to prove the boy carjacked a Saturn Ion last week, according to a search ...

Man charged with armed carjacking after taking student's ...
Palm Beach Post, United States - 14 hours ago
... 20, who investigators believe is a Bahamian citizen, is being held without bail in the Palm Beach County Jail, charged with armed carjacking. ...

Carrollwood man, 25, arrested for carjacking, kidnapping
Temple Terrace University Beacon, FL - 17 hours ago
CARROLLWOOD — A Carrollwood man arrested for committing a carjacking and kidnapping is in jail on $502250 bond. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office ...

Fake Cops Carjack Memphis Man
Eyewitness News Memphis, USA - Feb 3, 2009
MEMPHIS, TN -- Police are looking for two men who posed as cops and carjacked a Memphis man in his own neighborhood. According to investigators, the victim ...

Elderly man kidnapped during Burnsville carjacking, police say
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Feb 2, 2009
A 79-year-old man was kidnapped during the carjacking of his vehicle Monday morning by a teenager at the Burnsville Center, assaulted and robbed, ...

Cops: Pair in BMW Carjacked, Taken on Pursuit
MSNBC - Feb 2, 2009
Officers with the San Diego Police Department were alerted to the carjacking by a witness and gave chase as the BMW headed toward SeaWorld. ...

Teen charged in attempted carjacking of Dallas officer
WFAA, TX - Feb 2, 2009
John Lewis Johnson, 18, tried to carjack a Dallas police sergeant who was driving a marked patrol car with its emergency lights on, said Dep. ...

OnStar finds carjacked Saturn near used-parts store
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Feb 3, 2009
CLEVELAND -- OnStar and police found the blue-green 2007 Saturn Vue that was taken by an armed man at 7:45 am on the Near West Side. ...

Carjack suspect nabbed in Mich. auto repair class
The Associated Press - Feb 2, 2009
DETROIT (AP) — Authorities said a 19-year-old carjacking suspect from Detroit who was studying auto repair at a community college may have been using the ...

3 Carjacking Suspects Remain On The Loose
NBC4i.com, OH - Feb 3, 2009
Three suspects remain on the loose Tuesday after a male victim says he was carjacked at gunpoint. By Donna Willis COLUMBUS, Ohio—Three suspects remained on ...

Tampa Pair Charged With Carjacking, Armed Robbery
Tampa Tribune, FL - Feb 2, 2009
TAMPA - NORTH TAMPA - Two Tampa men are accused of pistol-whipping a person and stealing his car this morning. About 1:15 am today at 321 E. Fletcher Ave., ...

Sterling Man Arrested After Carjacking
Leesburg Today, VA - Feb 2, 2009
A Sterling man is in custody after he allegedly carjacked a vehicle and led deputies on a pursuit through CountrySide this weekend. Victor Manuel Quinteros ...

Guilty verdict in carjacking murder
6abc.com, PA - Feb 2, 2009
MAYS LANDING, NJ - February 2, 2009 - (WPVI) -- A jury has returned a guilty verdict in a murder stemming from a botched carjacking. Cindy Cade, a mother of

Janesville man arrested in carjacking incident
Janesville Gazette, WI - Feb 2, 2009
2, 2009 JANESVILLE — A Janesville man accused in a Saturday-morning carjacking in Beloit is in custody in Illinois awaiting extradition to Wisconsin. ...

Remaining 2627 stories here.

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[metalman]

Re: ......and so it begins

"...when a couple of youngsters, for no apparent reason, began destroying whatever car they could get their hands on."

Youngsters? The Euro press is every bit as cowed, no doubt more so, than we are here, when describing perps.

not sure what you are implying.

burning a supercar is a political crime... they weren't doing it for the $$$.

[Mega]

Re: ......and so it begins

Got Carjacked 5.5 years ago Fred, didn't enjoy it, the beating or the guy outside with the 9mm. Didn't enjoy the police NOT responding at all!......& didn't enjoy the woman CID officer telling me it was a form of "Social Justice".

6 months later i started to harm myself as VERY deep depression took me.

Mike

[ProdigyofZen]

Re: ......and so it begins

he means the europe press should call them what they are, not youngsters, but hoodlums or criminals.......

[FRED]

Re: ......and so it begins

Got Carjacked 5.5 years ago Fred, didn't enjoy it, the beating or the guy outside with the 9mm. Didn't enjoy the police NOT responding at all!......& didn't enjoy the woman CID officer telling me it was a form of "Social Justice".

6 months later i started to harm myself as VERY deep depression took me.

Mike

Very sorry to hear that happened to you. I remember you telling the story. That is one of my motivations for warning our readers of an increasing risk of carjacking in the US. We will all be very upset if it happens to any member of our community.

Be careful out there, folks.

[Master Shake]

Re: ......and so it begins

not sure what you are implying.

burning a supercar is a political crime... they weren't doing it for the $$$.

Burning a car, any car, is a crime. It's called arson. The people who do such things aren't "youngsters" or the US favorite ""youths". They are best termed "criminals," "thugs," or "dirtbags."

[Master Shake]

Re: ......and so it begins

Fred,

Check the stats back to 1985 or so.

[charliebrown]

Re: ......and so it begins

I love reading your posts. I am very sorry to hear about this.
I hope you are doing a bit better now.

[FRED]

Re: ......and so it begins

Carjacking update: Seattle, WA; Santa Cruz, CA; Philadelphia, PA; North Lauderdale, FL; Northside, FL; Oak Ridger, TN; Dougan Creek, WA; Norfolk, VA.

Carjacking, chase, crash — and a giant mess on I-5
Seattle Times, United States - 16 hours ago
A carjacking in Kirkland led to a chase by police that ended in a three-car accident on Interstate 5 in Seattle on Saturday, snarling traffic already jammed ...

Police: Capitola man beat up, carjacked after reneging on ...
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Feb 14, 2009
Jones was booked into County Jail on suspicion of carjacking. Buford, who first gave police a fake name, had an arrest warrant for providing false ...

Shots Fired During Carjacking Chase
MyFox Philadelphia, PA - 22 hours ago
PHILADELPHIA - Hours after Officer John Pawlowski was killed in the line of duty, two carjacking suspects fired shots at officers while they were fled from ...

Woman's ex-boyfriend charged in Pompano Beach carjacking
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Feb 13, 2009
... stealing his ex-girlfriend's minivan and then pushing her out of it while it was moving was charged early Friday with carjacking and false imprisonment. ...

THE DISTRICT Carjacking Suspect Fires at Police Officers
Washington Post, United States - Feb 12, 2009
By Clarence Williams A carjacking suspect fired at DC police last night after officers stopped a stolen vehicle in Northwest Washington, officials said. ...

Woman Speaks Out After Being Carjacked, Kidnapped
MSNBC - Feb 10, 2009
A day after being carjacked and kidnapped, a Northside grandmother spoke out about the frightening incident and said she's just happy to be alive. ...

Carjacking Suspect Leads Officers On Two-County Chase
WFtv.com, FL - Feb 11, 2009
Deputies caught up with a carjacking suspect who didn't give up without a fight. Investigators said the man stole a car and then led officers from three ...

Alleged carjackers arrested after pursuit
Oak Ridger, TN - Feb 13, 2009
By Beverly Majors | beverly.majors@oakridger.com Soon after a Cookeville man was carjacked at knife point on Wednesday night in Clinton, Anderson County ...

Carjacking victim beaten, left for dead at Gorge campground
kgw.com, OR - Feb 11, 2009
By kgw.com Staff Two people allegedly beat a man near a Columbia Gorge campground, left him for dead and stole his SUV on Monday, according to a local ...

Suspect Sought For Carjacking Cab Driver
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3, VA - Feb 9, 2009
AP - Virginia Smoking Ban At approximately 1:20 am, Monday, Emergency Communications received a call for a carjacking in the 3400 block of Crimson Holly ...

Armed samaritan thwarts carjacking
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Feb 13, 2009
By Sallie James | South Florida Sun-Sentinel Pompano Beach - A quick-thinking good samaritan with a concealed weapons permit used his gun to stop an armed ...

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[Mn_Mark]

Re: ......and so it begins

This reminds me of hearing about how people in South Africa began to install flame throwers in the doors of their cars so they could frighten away carjackers at intersections when they had to come to a stop.

Also I am reminded of an article written by an Argentine about how things changed in that country after their 2001 financial crisis. So many people began to run red lights because it was too dangerous to come to a stop for fear of getting carjacked that at some places the police just changed the signals to always stay on yellow. The author of the article said that at first it was unnerving when potential carjackers would step in front of his car to try to force him to come to a stop. He learned to accelerate at full speed directly towards them when that happened so they would jump out of the way. He also said it was best to have a utility vehicle-style big bumper on the front of the car for pushing blocking cars out of the way and four wheel drive so you could drive off through a ditch if necessary. And absolutely necessary to carry a handgun with you in the car.

Another thing I picked up from the article: the necessity of brick/plaster walls on houses to prevent intruders from simply smashing through the siding and sheetrock to get into the house. And the benefits of houses designed around an inner courtyard so you could get some sunshine and air without the danger of being outside the house. People in Argentina learned to be very careful when leaving or entering the house because that is when the intruders were most likely to force their way in. People would answer the door by opening a second floor window and looking down instead of actually opening the front door.

Made me think how poorly designed the typical American suburban house is for protecting the occupants from home invasion.