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Subscribe to RSSA man attempted to carjack three different victims in the same southern California shopping center parking lot on Thursday, authorities said.
According to police, the carjacking attempts happened around 2:50 p.m. PT (5:50 p.m. ET) in the parking lot of a Target store in Oceanside, between San Diego and Los Angeles.
In the first attempt, the suspect allegedly approached a woman as she was exiting her car. He showed her what she believed was a knife and ordered her back into the vehicle. She got inside and drove away, leaving the suspect behind, police said.
The man then immediately approached another woman exiting her car in the lot. Police said he brandished a handgun and told her to get back inside her car.
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The victim ignored the suspect and ran into the Target store to report the attempted carjacking.
Police said the man then approached a third woman in the same parking lot who was getting out of her car.
He attempted to steal her vehicle at gunpoint, ordering her to remove the club device from her steering wheel and leave her keys in the car.
If they let you out of jail, don't steal a car on your way out
The victim complied, removed the club and left the keys in the car. Before walking away, she activated some sort of kill-switch that disabled the ignition.
The man tried to start the car, but instead became locked inside the vehicle.
He smashed through a window to get out and fled the scene, police said.
None of the three victims was injured.
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Police searched the area for the suspect, but were unable to locate him. He remains at large.
Officers describe the suspect as a white male in his 40s to 60s with a thin build and “leathery” skin.
He was carrying a black backpack and was described by witnesses as transient in his appearance. He wore a blue denim jacket, pink shirt and blue jeans.
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This clown should consider another profession, he's to stupid to be a carjacker.
All you lady's out there>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I tell my wife every time she goes shopping to watch out for these A-holes. Especially this time of year when criminals know you're going to have some cash on you going Christmas shopping.
Park as close to the store as you can (even if you have to wait for a p-spot) and in a well lit area. I always tell her to keep her pepper spray in her writing hand concealed and no matter what, "DO NOT BE AFRAID TO USE IT!"
Oh, and going all against takenaka's advice "keep your pistol in your bag if you have a conceal, carry permit" and be ready for anything. Criminals will pop up on you unannounced...
It's a good thing he didn't hurt anyone. But I'am sure he will try again. Scum has a way of always comming back.
This guy tried it first with a knife. Why didn't it say KNIFEMAN fails three times?
Mary, i wonder if he even had a gun...don't make sense to use a knife once then a gun twice...i would guess this article was....shall we say...embellished....a bit?....
another white man trying to act black .........
starbuck, you should consider taking some remedial English:
He's too stupid to be a carjacker....
The first victim said he showed her what she thought was a knife. Could have just seen a glint of light and not been sure what it was. The other two victims said positively it was a gun.
Crappy response from police again... You can't fix stupid.
my favorite is the part where the lady gets back in her car and drives away. too bad she didn't stick her hand out the window and give the guy the finger. that would've been AMAZING!
I want a device that will disable my car and lock a thief inside!
Gumps
Is that all you have? When did they get the grammar police working for newsvine?
Blackjacks are illegal !!
He may have discovered that there is a steep learning curve to this profession and should consider himself lucky to have gotten away with it so far. To the wanna be thief, you should reconsider this line of work, something much less confrontational and perhaps legal.
starbuck, when you post something for the whole world to see, it behooves you to check your spelling and grammar. Otherwise you display your ignorance for all to see.
Gumps
When you start a sentence, it behooves you to use a capital letter. The name is also a proper name, warranting a capital letter also.You were saying?
Ban handguns.
Nope...
Have a nice day...
CD
Worked in Chicago?
Tacky is just a mindless troll, typing away in his mommy's basement and playing WoW when he isn't trolling. He has the intellect of a garden slug, and actually gets his jollies from being a complete and utter d-bag.
hi takenada ...so they released you already? that certainly speaks volumes about the mental health care there.
GM creekdog
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GM Scooter & good one man.
Creek Dog, You think its funny ..
Raymond...you may have something there, so is OCD a joke?...with takenada i would venture to say yes.
Hey you guys, quit making fun of taneka's disability! Or I will report you to the ACLU!
takenaka,
Here's a clip from a recent story that may interest you....
Have your nails done lately?
Raymond,
Not sure if you're asking a question or making a statement without certain punctuation so if you missed the question mark, then, "Yes". I think it's hilarious.
Have a nice day...
gm to all the usuual suspects
Absolutely, positively, without a doubt ..... uproariously funny. I have a pair of channel locks (why do they call it a pair of pliers, but a (single) bra?) if you need to latch onto a stick somewhere.
How come you don't want to ban the knife he pulled first?
The attitudes were stronger than the gun. Bravo for the "I don't take crap like that" modes, and the smart guts it took to walk/drive away instead of continuing the confrontations.
Not the brightess guy on the block ..... fortunately.
Zydor,This has nothing to do with his lack of intelligence.The women all were smart enough to do the right thing.Californians for the most part don't walk anyplace so trying to take their car out from under them is not a good idea.
just a cleaning lady, you and Zydor are both correct, but if the carjacker was smarter or more desperate, he might have been successful and someone could have been hurt. Hope they catch the guy before that happens.
To all women: if you don't have a permit to carry a gun, please get some pepper spray and keep it in your purse and glove compartment of your car!
Was this guy channeling Don Knotts's evil twin, or something?
I've had days like that. Sometimes, nothing goes right no matter how hard I try. A few beers and a bottle of vino usually helps ... but it's starting to make my skin go leathery.
and effects your eyes evidently...really a pink shirt? oh well through blurry eyes i recon they all look pink.
Stupid is as Stupid does...
What a dumbass, find somthing else to do this is not working our for you. Try getting a real job and leave hard working people alone. Maybe you need a job with no real thought process, like cleaning litter boxes or maybe you could run for congress.........ha ha ha.
Congress? well he is of the same intellect as Boxer and Pelosi so expect him on the midterm ballot.
damned rookie! ha! --- fortunately some smart people who did the right thing, when they had the opportunity to do it ---
I'm surprised that the police didnt show up in time to catch this person. Three attempts over how long a period of time?? And not one cop? Difficult to understand.
it CA. they had to Wait until their pruis was done charging
In CA they have to get them out of the bagel shops.
Wow, the third attempt brought him up against what sounded like a very cool system. So, the first drives off, the second runs into the store to report what was going on and the third actually traps the guy inside the car and then the guy is forced to flee on foot. Where on earth were the cops?
I want to know how to get one of those kill switch devices for my vehicles. I LOVE the idea! Talk about turning the tables!
Yeah, where were the police? This guy obviously needed to be saved before he hurt himself.
Good point Tally622, cops don't prevent crimes... they just try to catch the criminal after the fact... and in this case it seemed to be long after the fact. All the more reason to get a gun and learn how to use it!
It's hard being a thug in these modern times.
he was probably a union thug and his intended targets simply didn't understand his contracts "gimme" clause.
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!! Oh, I'm sorry Tramp. You forgot to say "Obama luvin union thug" so your boyfriend Rush won't be calling you. But keep on with your single-minded drivel, I'm sure he'll call yet.
This is why we need an IT certification for car jackers. They must attend classes and pass a certification test that proves they have more than one brain cell, and that one is defective.
Even car jackers can have a bad day. ROFLMAO
Sounds like this cretin needs to be put out of his misery, before he succeeds and drives over and kills a pedestrian.
This moron obviously believes in the adage: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, & try again!"
How far away were the PD as surly it was reported after the first attempt and he still got away?
I was just thinking the same thing....enough time to do this three time, yet no cops could get there before he split?
describes about 90% of the population
a pink shirt? try the gay community.
snicker ..
This story was my laugh for the day!
Great candidate for the Dumb Crook Award.
Maybe he was an out of work congressman....same intelligence was exhibited...
Wow, talk about a bad day. Fooled 3 totally different ways. Keep at it, you'll succeed one day... if the cops don't catch up first - which they most likely will at this rate
scarey...as stupid as this guy was, yet the cops havent caught him yet.
What a loser!
Cue "Yakkity Sax," the music used on The Benny Hill Show.
perfect fit............
California women are tougher and smarter than people think.More education about safety in parking lots and being aware of your surroundings saved these women from a fate that most likely would not have turned out well.It shouldn't be too hard to find a man wearing a pink shirt even in California.
Repeating someone elses post, "I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
Did Jack miss 1 day of school when they taught carjacking 101?