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This was posted from a CHP officer on Dirtrider.net (dirtbike site), the source is VERY reliable.



Please read this, a new twist on kidnapping, a very smart survivor



About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing out flyers to all the women going in.



The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.



The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat. She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man dressed in business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, "I noticed you're changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?" The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help.



They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off. The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car. She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side. He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't seen for some time and they had a bite to eat and visited for a while; he got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was running late and his car was clear around on the other side of the mall.



The woman hated to tell him "no" because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car.



She told him that she'd be happy to drive him around to his car, but she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy. She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as quick as she could be.



She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had happened; the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to the police station.



The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police checked her "flat" tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had simply been let out.



It was obvious what the man's intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to have escaped harm. How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby strapped into a car seat. Or if she'd gone against her judgment and given him a lift.
 
C'mon, get real.

This one has been around for ages in one form or another. If a cop is spreading this one, then he's one damn gullible cop! Just reading it you know it's an urban myth. From the snopes Urban Legend site:



Though told as a recent crime, this legend's roots reach back into the previous century.



"The driver is a gentleman in his gig, who on opening the supposed female's reticule finds to his horror a brace of loaded pistols inside. "



The above snippet comes from the 11 April 1834 Stamford Mercury. 1834. As in, before the American Civil War.



But, rather than take my word for it, go to the snopes site (http://www.snopes2.com/horrors/madmen/hairyarm.htm) and see for yourself. The post you quoted is there, pretty much verbatim, with the heading "Collected on the internet, 2001". Plus all the variants of this particular story.



I encourage everyone to browse this site before passing on any story that sounds a little out there. By the way, I emailed them about that tugboat post from a little while ago and they looked into it and verified it. True - from 10 years ago or so. Like I said, good site.
 
Whether it's true or not, it's good for women to be aware of potential problems and always think before she get's too close to a stranger.



I heard of a story, which I assume was true, where a young woman went to a convience store for gas, and went inside to pay. When she went in, someone say a young man climb into the back seat of her car. They called the cops, and arrested the guy. The story is that to become a member of a certain gang, he had to kill a woman.



It may be true or maybe not, but women should always be carefull.
 
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I agree with Ken.

I have female friends that work in the local mall. A lot more happens there than makes it to ink.

Better to be safe than sorry.

Eric
 
not always a rumor......

there's a guy on death row in Ct. (if there is such a thing) for doing just this. he caused the flat, changed the tire, kidnapped the young lady and threw her into a freezing river bound gagged and still alive to drown.....



This is fact not rumor... ...
 
Whether that is fact or fiction doesn't matter much. Fact is, any local dirtbag COULD try the same thing and it's good info to pass on. Good post Kiwi.



Scott W.
 
Originally posted by Bigsaint

Whether that is fact or fiction doesn't matter much. Fact is, any local dirtbag COULD try the same thing and it's good info to pass on. Good post Kiwi.



Scott W.



Just think of the idea these rumors put into a local dirtbags head.



Point is - would you rather have the newsman say:

Be careful because people are getting robbed at ATMs

or

Be careful, because people have found a new way to rob other people at ATMs that always works on people that don't watch our show. And this is how they do it... .
 
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