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- From: dunster@sdsu.edu (mark dunster)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio.car,alt.locksmithing,alt.tasteless
- Subject: Nabbing a car thief (was: car alarms)
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 22:36:16 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.011002.9976@cis.ohio-state.edu> <1992Nov16.022618.130@news.unomaha.edu> <1992Nov16.052253.6048@u.washington.edu> <1992Nov16.205000.18486@wam.umd.edu> <49700@shamash.cdc.com> <kmr4.257.722096419@po.CWRU.edu>
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- In article <kmr4.257.722096419@po.CWRU.edu>, kmr4@po.CWRU.edu
- (Keith M. Ryan) writes:
-
- > My first alarm was a Crime Stopper Pager (4901?), for $110 from
- > crutchfield.
-
- <technical details deleted>
-
- > It saved my system on three occasions, twice they had cut the ground
- > strap, and foolishly thought it was disabled. One time, the thief ( a local
- > punk who knew I had a sound system ) thought this disabled the system.
-
-
- > Late one night, ~ 3 am, my pager went off, and I quickly put my
- > shoes on, called 911 then grabbed the family 12 ga. I quietly went out the
- > back door, and came around. He was lying on the seat, trying to work the
- > Alpine head unit out. I shone my maglight on him, and told him to freeze. I
- > think he lost his bowels. :-) Doing hard time, doing hard time. They got him
- > on grand theft auto.
-
- Presumably, then, you held this s.o.b. captive whilst waiting for the cops
- to arrive. I've often wondered about someone actually doing this, and now
- at long last I've discovered a real person who has. I'm intrigued:
-
- How did the cops react when they arrived on the scene? Did they order you
- to drop your weapon? (after all, they don't know at first sight who's the
- good guy).
-
- What did they think of you holding a thief at gunpoint? Did they commend
- you, or were they a little pissed off (their recommendation is to never
- confront a thief if possible)
-
- Is it actually legal to make a "citizen's arrest" of a car thief with
- a gun?
-
- How did you hold the thief? Did you make him stay lying on the floor, with
- his hands behind his head?
-
- If he had decided to make a run for it, you presumably wouldn't want to
- shoot him in the back (manslaughter I would think). My guess is that most
- thieves would just make a run for it, and not give up quietly.
-
- Anyway, good job! Nail those son-of-a-bitch bastards!
- Cheers, mark dunster
-