I can't really argue too much about this man following the culprits after being robbed at gunpoint. I might actually have done the same thing myself if I was in the position to do so.
However, pulling up alongside two armed - and now probably desperate - men, may not be your smartest move.
Personally, I would probably not follow someone in the first place unless I had some way of communicating with police. And my only reason for following someone would be to notify authorities.
Think about this:
After a robbery you're most likely to have strong adrenal reactions, and you most probably won't function too well (unless you're trained to do so/used to it). You are probably very angry, and this also doesn't exactly put you in a better "combat mode" either. And then add to it that you are dealing with (often times) armed and desperate people under the influence of drugs. A criminal does not want to get caught, remember...
And risking your life for some "valuables" ... things? Then that would really have to be some very special items of immense personal and sentimental value!
Story:
Virginia -- Police said a 49-year-old man was shot following a robbery in the Lorton area Sunday, according to nbc4.com.
The victim had just parked his SUV when he was approached by two masked men with guns, according to police. The victim reportedly gave the men his wallet and other items, and they got into a car and fled.
The robbery victim got into his car in order to follow the culprits. When he pulled up next to the suspect vehicle near an intersection, one of the culprits allegedly shot him in the upper body.
The man drove home and called police. He was later was hospitalized.
Showing posts with label helping police. Show all posts
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Just one drop
Missouri -- Thanks to a drop of blood, police believe they've solved a violent crime that occurred more than eight years ago in Clayton, bnd.com reports.
And now, a 38-year-old St. Louis man faces charges for robbing and sexually assaulting a woman in 1999.
Police say the woman was talking on the phone when she was grabbed from behind. Wearing a pillowcase over his head, the assailant tried to sexually assault her.
Fighting back, she bit the suspect so hard it drew blood. That turned out to be vital to the case.
Late 2006, the blood sample was entered into a DNA index system - something which eventually led police to the suspect, who was on probation for another crime.
And now, a 38-year-old St. Louis man faces charges for robbing and sexually assaulting a woman in 1999.
Police say the woman was talking on the phone when she was grabbed from behind. Wearing a pillowcase over his head, the assailant tried to sexually assault her.
Fighting back, she bit the suspect so hard it drew blood. That turned out to be vital to the case.
Late 2006, the blood sample was entered into a DNA index system - something which eventually led police to the suspect, who was on probation for another crime.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Nutcracker nut-case
Canada -- A Windsor man was out walking when a man approached him and asked for a cigarette. The victim declined to give him a cigarette and the suspect then asked him for money.
When the victim declined to hand over money the suspect reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny metal object that was later determined to be a nutcracker.
The victim fled on foot with the nutcracker-wielding would-be bandit in pursuit. The man managed to pull out his cell phone while running from the man and called 911 with details of what had happened. Officers responded and saw the suspect still chasing the victim. He was arrested without incident.
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When the victim declined to hand over money the suspect reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny metal object that was later determined to be a nutcracker.
The victim fled on foot with the nutcracker-wielding would-be bandit in pursuit. The man managed to pull out his cell phone while running from the man and called 911 with details of what had happened. Officers responded and saw the suspect still chasing the victim. He was arrested without incident.
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
How low ...
How low is it possible to get?
Seems that new standards are being set all the time.
And yes, it is easy to criticize this woman for drinking, and placing herself in a vulnerable position.
Yet, think about it - how many can raise their hands and say "I have never done anything that could potentially put myself in danger." At least I know I have - many times.
Story:
Michigan -- Police received a call from a 61-year-old Ann Arbor woman who said she was beaten and raped in her home by a repair man she knew through a mutual friend, reports said. The woman said the 43-year-old man, whom she had known for several years, saw her and approached her in a grocery store. During their conversation she said she was sexually assaulted in early May and that police were investigating but had not made an arrest, reports said. At the end of that conversation he agreed to fix her air conditioner in the near future, she said.
As the victim prepared for bed after midnight, the man came over holding a brown paper bag with a bottle of tequila, reports said. She told police that he said he had a friend in the police department who was interested in the case and suggested they re-enact the incident for "vital" information. She agreed and they began drinking, as on the night of the previous assault. At one point they even rearranged furniture and placed stuffed animals in chairs to represent other people who were there that night, police reports said.
The victim told police she drank five shots of tequila and didn't remember how they ended up in her bedroom, where the man began ripping off her clothes. She said she fought him off and ran into an attached bathroom, but he ran through the doorway before she could close the door. He then forced her onto the bed and beat and choked her during the assault, reports said.
Source
Seems that new standards are being set all the time.
And yes, it is easy to criticize this woman for drinking, and placing herself in a vulnerable position.
Yet, think about it - how many can raise their hands and say "I have never done anything that could potentially put myself in danger." At least I know I have - many times.
Story:
Michigan -- Police received a call from a 61-year-old Ann Arbor woman who said she was beaten and raped in her home by a repair man she knew through a mutual friend, reports said. The woman said the 43-year-old man, whom she had known for several years, saw her and approached her in a grocery store. During their conversation she said she was sexually assaulted in early May and that police were investigating but had not made an arrest, reports said. At the end of that conversation he agreed to fix her air conditioner in the near future, she said.
As the victim prepared for bed after midnight, the man came over holding a brown paper bag with a bottle of tequila, reports said. She told police that he said he had a friend in the police department who was interested in the case and suggested they re-enact the incident for "vital" information. She agreed and they began drinking, as on the night of the previous assault. At one point they even rearranged furniture and placed stuffed animals in chairs to represent other people who were there that night, police reports said.
The victim told police she drank five shots of tequila and didn't remember how they ended up in her bedroom, where the man began ripping off her clothes. She said she fought him off and ran into an attached bathroom, but he ran through the doorway before she could close the door. He then forced her onto the bed and beat and choked her during the assault, reports said.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Come forward!
This case should prove the importance of helping police and the court system - not to mention other possible victims - to make a statement and witness.
It also points to one of the major flaws of the criminal justice system - things that make a common man such as I shake his head in disbelief.
Anyone can become intimidated and afraid of the consequences of coming forward, but still ... At times we simply have to take a stand and fight for what is right, no matter what the consequences may be.
Story:
UK -- Sheffield's top judge launched an extraordinary attack on the criminal justice system after he was forced to sentence a "potential killer" to less than two-and-a-half years in jail.
Judge Alan Goldsack QC, spoke out at Sheffield Crown Court as he sentenced the man - a street thug with 41 previous convictions - for beating and kicking a man unconscious.
The attack was captured on CCTV and witnessed by two police officers, but because the victim refused to make a statement prosecutors ruled there was only enough evidence to charge the accused with affray.
Had he been charged with 'GBH' (grievous bodily harm) the 19-year-old could have been jailed indefinitely for public protection.
Source
It also points to one of the major flaws of the criminal justice system - things that make a common man such as I shake his head in disbelief.
Anyone can become intimidated and afraid of the consequences of coming forward, but still ... At times we simply have to take a stand and fight for what is right, no matter what the consequences may be.
Story:
UK -- Sheffield's top judge launched an extraordinary attack on the criminal justice system after he was forced to sentence a "potential killer" to less than two-and-a-half years in jail.
Judge Alan Goldsack QC, spoke out at Sheffield Crown Court as he sentenced the man - a street thug with 41 previous convictions - for beating and kicking a man unconscious.
The attack was captured on CCTV and witnessed by two police officers, but because the victim refused to make a statement prosecutors ruled there was only enough evidence to charge the accused with affray.
Had he been charged with 'GBH' (grievous bodily harm) the 19-year-old could have been jailed indefinitely for public protection.
Source
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
What time is it?
A common method this - to ask a potential victim for the time. It is a part of what is commonly referred to as an "interview", plus it's a good (from the culprit's point of view) method of distraction.
Story:
Michigan -- Pittsfield Township Police say they've identified a man accused of pushing a woman into her car and fondling her in the parking lot of a store a week ago.
The suspect, a 24-year-old township resident, was captured a few days later after at least two people called police to report his bizarre behavior near a bus stop. The callers said a man was acting odd and following women, police said.
A few days earlier, the 26-year-old woman said she was getting into her car at a store when a man approached, asked for the time, then pushed her into her car and groped her. She said she screamed and kicked him away.
Source
Story:
Michigan -- Pittsfield Township Police say they've identified a man accused of pushing a woman into her car and fondling her in the parking lot of a store a week ago.
The suspect, a 24-year-old township resident, was captured a few days later after at least two people called police to report his bizarre behavior near a bus stop. The callers said a man was acting odd and following women, police said.
A few days earlier, the 26-year-old woman said she was getting into her car at a store when a man approached, asked for the time, then pushed her into her car and groped her. She said she screamed and kicked him away.
Source
Monday, October 16, 2006
Hazards at work, 3
The political correctness has got to stop. This is utter stupidity!
Story:
Scotland -- A school teacher has been suspended after an alleged classroom attack - in which he was the victim.
School bosses did not punish the teenager who allegedly kicked maths master Mike Barile and tried to head-butt him in front of a crowd of other youngsters.
But when the furious 49-year-old teacher complained about the lack of action, they ordered him to go home.
Police are now investigating the alleged attack and Mr Barile's colleagues and pupils' parents are furious about his suspension.
School rules meant Mr Barile, a teacher for 25 years, was not allowed to touch the pupil.
Source
Story:
Scotland -- A school teacher has been suspended after an alleged classroom attack - in which he was the victim.
School bosses did not punish the teenager who allegedly kicked maths master Mike Barile and tried to head-butt him in front of a crowd of other youngsters.
But when the furious 49-year-old teacher complained about the lack of action, they ordered him to go home.
Police are now investigating the alleged attack and Mr Barile's colleagues and pupils' parents are furious about his suspension.
School rules meant Mr Barile, a teacher for 25 years, was not allowed to touch the pupil.
Source
Monday, September 25, 2006
Clever
South Carolina -- Police have arrested the 37-year-old man they believe is responsible for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl who sent a text message to her mother that led to her rescue from a booby-trapped bunker.
The girl was found by sheriff's deputies about a kilometre from her home in a plywood-covered 4.5-metre-deep hole in the side of a hill. The bunker had a hand-dug toilet with paper, a camp stove and shelves made of cut branches and canvas.
The sheriff said the text message the girl sent to her mother came from the man's mobile phone. Investigators used telecommunications towers to determine the general location of the phone used to send the message.
He said the girl cried out as searchers approached the bunker where she was found.
Source
The girl was found by sheriff's deputies about a kilometre from her home in a plywood-covered 4.5-metre-deep hole in the side of a hill. The bunker had a hand-dug toilet with paper, a camp stove and shelves made of cut branches and canvas.
The sheriff said the text message the girl sent to her mother came from the man's mobile phone. Investigators used telecommunications towers to determine the general location of the phone used to send the message.
He said the girl cried out as searchers approached the bunker where she was found.
Source
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
He was "framed"
Noises from her neighbor's yard woke the 74-year old woman up just before 2 a.m. Sunday in Albuquerque. She told police she started to call 911 when she saw a man in her neighbor's backyard.
Before she could speak with the operator, the man was inside her house and had hit her over the head with a heavy object.
He then dragged her through a puddle of her own blood to another room, where he attempted to rape her. The man pushed the woman against a wall, according to the complaint.
A dispatched officer hollering his presence at the woman's home startled the man, and the woman took the moment to grab a picture frame from the wall and smash it over his head, according to the complaint.
Source
Before she could speak with the operator, the man was inside her house and had hit her over the head with a heavy object.
He then dragged her through a puddle of her own blood to another room, where he attempted to rape her. The man pushed the woman against a wall, according to the complaint.
A dispatched officer hollering his presence at the woman's home startled the man, and the woman took the moment to grab a picture frame from the wall and smash it over his head, according to the complaint.
Source
Friday, August 18, 2006
Using MySpace
Finally (?) something worthwhile coming out of the site other than showing off your eight-hundred-and-twenty-two "friends"...
Story:
New Hampshire -- A 14-year-old girl was walking at a Manchester park over the weekend when she was attacked by nine girls, the report said. One of the girls grabbed her by the hair, turned her and punched her in the face. The attackers fled the scene with the teenager's cell phone and purse.
A friend of the girl said that one of her attackers may have a MySpace profile, so the mother went online with her daughter in hopes of tracking down the girls.
"As soon as we plugged it in one girl, all the girls showed up as best friends," the mother said. "They had pictures of themselves -- everything. They put it right out there."
The woman printed out the photos and names of the girls and contacted the police.
Source
Story:
New Hampshire -- A 14-year-old girl was walking at a Manchester park over the weekend when she was attacked by nine girls, the report said. One of the girls grabbed her by the hair, turned her and punched her in the face. The attackers fled the scene with the teenager's cell phone and purse.
A friend of the girl said that one of her attackers may have a MySpace profile, so the mother went online with her daughter in hopes of tracking down the girls.
"As soon as we plugged it in one girl, all the girls showed up as best friends," the mother said. "They had pictures of themselves -- everything. They put it right out there."
The woman printed out the photos and names of the girls and contacted the police.
Source
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Desperate action
This incident shows a couple of things, apart from the outright stupidity and mindlessness of some middle-aged men.
First it shows that it is quite possible to defend against a strangle-hold with one of your own, especially if you know how, and/or uses some item to apply the hold with.
It also proves (again) the amount of strength, ingenuity and willpower that a person can apply when the survival instinct kicks in.
Brave girl!
Story:
New Hampshire -- "When people find you, you will be decomposing."
That was the threat that the 17-year-old girl told police spurred her into desperate action; she decided she had to strangle her assailant before he strangled her.
As he choked her in the front seat of his pickup truck on a back road in Auburn, she managed to grab an orange cord and wrap it around his neck, tightening it until the 45-year-old Manchester man gasped for air and she heard a gurgling sound.
According to court records, after she released the cord the man sliced his wrist with a box cutter and then began begging the girl not to go to police.
Source
First it shows that it is quite possible to defend against a strangle-hold with one of your own, especially if you know how, and/or uses some item to apply the hold with.
It also proves (again) the amount of strength, ingenuity and willpower that a person can apply when the survival instinct kicks in.
Brave girl!
Story:
New Hampshire -- "When people find you, you will be decomposing."
That was the threat that the 17-year-old girl told police spurred her into desperate action; she decided she had to strangle her assailant before he strangled her.
As he choked her in the front seat of his pickup truck on a back road in Auburn, she managed to grab an orange cord and wrap it around his neck, tightening it until the 45-year-old Manchester man gasped for air and she heard a gurgling sound.
According to court records, after she released the cord the man sliced his wrist with a box cutter and then began begging the girl not to go to police.
Source
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Alarm and cell phone
Absolutely brilliant self-defense execution by these two girls!
Story:
Kai, Japan -- A youngster used her cell phone to alert Japanese police that a friend was being abducted, leading to the arrest of a kidnapping suspect.
The suspect allegedly tried to grab a 6-year-old girl Tuesday as she left the JR Shiozaki Station in Kai. The suspect fled on a motorbike after the girl set off a security alarm in her bag.
Her friend got a photo of the teenager and the license plate of his motorbike, as he sped away, information that enabled police to track him down.
Source
Story:
Kai, Japan -- A youngster used her cell phone to alert Japanese police that a friend was being abducted, leading to the arrest of a kidnapping suspect.
The suspect allegedly tried to grab a 6-year-old girl Tuesday as she left the JR Shiozaki Station in Kai. The suspect fled on a motorbike after the girl set off a security alarm in her bag.
Her friend got a photo of the teenager and the license plate of his motorbike, as he sped away, information that enabled police to track him down.
Source
Monday, May 08, 2006
A great initiative
Scotland -- Free phones are being installed in eight hospitals in Strathclyde in an attempt to encourage victims of violence to contact police.
The pilot scheme funded by the Violence Reduction Unit will see phones located in A&E wards in the coming weeks.
Karyn McCluskey, of the VRU, said the trauma of violence and the ban on mobile phones in hospitals made it difficult to report violent crime.
Source
The pilot scheme funded by the Violence Reduction Unit will see phones located in A&E wards in the coming weeks.
Karyn McCluskey, of the VRU, said the trauma of violence and the ban on mobile phones in hospitals made it difficult to report violent crime.
Source
Friday, April 21, 2006
The mind of a perpetrator
On a Wednesday afternoon last summer Naomi Bryant was walking along the street near her home hand in hand with a man she had bumped into in the local pub. A trusting, 40-year-old woman, she had invited the man back to her home but felt embarrassed when she caught sight of friends and dropped his hand. It was a deadly error.
When he was arrested two days after the attack in London, Rice told police he had picked on Ms Bryant because he judged she was "vulnerable".
Thirteen days after being released from prison, Rice was staying in a hostel for recently released prisoners in north London. After spending a night in a pub he stopped a 33-year-old woman in the street and asked her for directions. He attacked her, pushed her into a front garden and over the following hour he sexually assaulted her and threatened her with a knife.
Rice was easily found and told police: "People say rape is about sex, but this is only part of it. Rape is about power and I had power over her - sex is just an extension of it."
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When he was arrested two days after the attack in London, Rice told police he had picked on Ms Bryant because he judged she was "vulnerable".
Thirteen days after being released from prison, Rice was staying in a hostel for recently released prisoners in north London. After spending a night in a pub he stopped a 33-year-old woman in the street and asked her for directions. He attacked her, pushed her into a front garden and over the following hour he sexually assaulted her and threatened her with a knife.
Rice was easily found and told police: "People say rape is about sex, but this is only part of it. Rape is about power and I had power over her - sex is just an extension of it."
Source
Monday, April 17, 2006
Cruelty and honour
How utterly cruel...
It's not often that I'm speechless, but this is just too much.
It's a reminder that some people are cold as ice, and can not see anything but black and white.
And then they label this as honour...?
Story:
A woman is being cared for by social services in Sicily after losing her home and her job for collaborating with police against an alleged rapist.
The woman, who has not been named, was sacked by her employer and evicted by her brother, even though her help enabled criminal charges to be brought against an alleged murderer.
The affair is a reminder of the persistence in parts of southern Italy of age-old concepts of honour and a prejudice against helping the authorities that.
The 38-year-old woman was asleep in the house she shared with her brother when she was attacked by an intruder who had climbed in from a balcony.
She fled to a bathroom, but her attacker kicked in the door. By then, however, he and his intended victim had made so much noise that neighbours appeared in the street and on terraces to see what was going on.
Source
It's not often that I'm speechless, but this is just too much.
It's a reminder that some people are cold as ice, and can not see anything but black and white.
And then they label this as honour...?
Story:
A woman is being cared for by social services in Sicily after losing her home and her job for collaborating with police against an alleged rapist.
The woman, who has not been named, was sacked by her employer and evicted by her brother, even though her help enabled criminal charges to be brought against an alleged murderer.
The affair is a reminder of the persistence in parts of southern Italy of age-old concepts of honour and a prejudice against helping the authorities that.
The 38-year-old woman was asleep in the house she shared with her brother when she was attacked by an intruder who had climbed in from a balcony.
She fled to a bathroom, but her attacker kicked in the door. By then, however, he and his intended victim had made so much noise that neighbours appeared in the street and on terraces to see what was going on.
Source
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Golf war
How about taking up some exercise instead?
You know... like golf?
It's reportedly good for relieving stress.
Story:
A 47-year-old Tempe man was arrested Friday morning and charged with aggravated assault. The suspect allegedly hit a man in the back with a golf club during a physical fight.
The suspect was found to be in possession of the golf club, police reported. The suspect reportedly told police he hit the victim with the club in self-defense.
Source
You know... like golf?
It's reportedly good for relieving stress.
Story:
A 47-year-old Tempe man was arrested Friday morning and charged with aggravated assault. The suspect allegedly hit a man in the back with a golf club during a physical fight.
The suspect was found to be in possession of the golf club, police reported. The suspect reportedly told police he hit the victim with the club in self-defense.
Source
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