http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/w...g-lot/32320960
Be vigilant when you get out of your car.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/w...g-lot/32320960
Be vigilant when you get out of your car.
so brazen. on a saturday and early afternoon.
Thieves and crooks are getting brazen, daylight or night, city or burb. They are counting on distracting you to run a scam or rely on your own self-distraction to make their move.
I am NOT blaming the victim here, but I some see women walking to their cars staring into their smart phones, fumbling with keys totally oblivious to their surroundings. I had key-less entry put on my car as an alarm package -- and take care to look around me, press to my alarm keyfob to dis-arm and unlock and get in car fast. It helps to be vigilant to not be surprised.
A friend told mine told me 3-4 weeks ago that there were some shady characters looking people over at the Kroger at Frazho and Gratiot. I wonder if this is the same guy/people. Same description.
Last edited by 1953; April-13-15 at 08:55 AM.
After living and doing business in the city for so long, It's second nature for me to be vigilant everywhere I go. But I realize that may not be the case for those who only know of life in the suburbs.
Thanks for the heads up OP.
I don't think robbing people is good at all. But for whatever reasons a thief has for robbing someone, I hope they'd still have the decency to pass over things like wedding rings...
A thief has no decency. And to hit that poor woman on the head. Oy gevalt! That is terrible. I hope that piece of human debris is caught and severely punished. This nonsense cannot be tolerated in decent communities.
Last edited by SyGolden48236; April-12-15 at 12:58 PM.
If any of you are about to be held up, just call Danny. He will respond and discuss the matter with the would-be robber and take him home to his mother.
The best part:
"The robber fled east to the Wendy's parking lot, where he got into a silver Cadillac..."
In that same parking lot, half an hour before this post, I observed a young woman, cell phone stuck to her ear, loading her car as her three or four year old was running circles around their vehicle as traffic passed through the parking lane.
This could have ended up worse than yesterday's attack.
Yes, the all might-tee distraction when misused: the mobile phone. I have just started to ignore calls when I am at crucial points like loading the car, etc. more when I am out. Often I find most of the calls are not urgent.
Phone or not, people need to be aware. A few of these robberies need to turn out badly for the thief and the shit will stop. Carry, people.
A hardened criminal would rather die than go to jail. Packing heat only deters the petty thieves. You need visible police to deter most criminals.
She was exiting her car as the thief got a jump on her. So unless she was getting out of the car, gun in hand with finger on the trigger, I don't see how she would have been able to use it. It's not like she had time to fumble through her purse for a pistol. A likely outcome would be the thief gets away with a ring AND a gun.
Yep, a gun is not always the solution, especially as the crooks are getting bolder. A combinations of deterrents are best: police or private security presence, vigilance about your surroundings, avoiding being distracted, pepper spray, firearm [[if you choose), etc.
Last edited by Zacha341; April-13-15 at 08:42 AM.
69 replies to this thread about an attack that turned out to be a fabrication and yet I have yet to see a thread on here about the Inkster police beating the shit out of Floyd Dent.
Am I the only one who thinks that seems really messed up?
That attack in Kroger's Parking Lot was indeed a hoax! It's that woman mentality to blame black males. For in the past she must have a confrontation with black folks. That put her in the state of mental fear.
She does not like black people.
Yep. More women are choosing to carry. I just stopped letting the phone rule me. If not convenient or safe I just let the thing ring.
Before I retired last summer, I would often take walks in the nearby neighborhoods after coming home from the afternoon shift. Never had a problem, but the friendly clerk at the 7/11 pointed out a few times certain streets to avoid, based on her conversations with local police. I decided to stick to one route, and wave at the officers when their patrols took them past me. I believe they were actually looking out for "the old guy", as their appearances seemed more frequent as time passed. Kudos to SCS police!
I now take the walks at the nearby lakefront park, in the morning.
Last edited by Bobl; April-12-15 at 08:02 PM.
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