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#98032 - 05/12/05 08:54 PM UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
Uncle Dave Offline
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Registered: 12/01/99
Posts: 12800
Loc: Penn Yan, NY
For those of you that HAVEN'T heard - brace yourselves .....
for the rest of you that know - here's a recap of the events.

First of all - I'm fine, BUT ( there's always a but, huh?) I was car jacked tonight at gunpoint, and the jacker even fired a shot at me to get me to exit my car. Pretty scary stuff. I was on the phone with Chris (my son) when it happened, and I hung up rather abruptly. Thankfully, he had the good sense to call 911 for me, as the theif took my car AND my phone. ( stinker ... he now has my KEYS too.

The reader's digest version is this:
About 4PM, in North Philly, this 20yr old kid shoots a guy(who later died), steals this little silver Chevy and then fled north on 95 where the Chevy ran out of gas. This is where I came in ......
He was waving his arm at motorists to get new wheels, and after a few swerved around him ... I was face to face at close range, stuck behind his stalled vehicle with a gun pointed at my face. Yikes.

He shouted at me to get out of the car, and I didn't respond quick enough for him. I kept the window down for a bit, then I lowered it and asked him what he wanted ..... he fired a shot passed my left ear and shouted again .... this is when I gave up the car. I tried to grab my phone again, but he told me to leave it. He looked more scared than I was, but I didn't take any chances .... I just let him take the car, and he sped off.

I called out to a guy in a convertible, and he called 911 as well ... and soon, the place was crawling with State Troopers. As the traffic got worse and the day got darker - it got even MORE bizzare: A drunk driver SLAMS into the back of a brand new trooper's car. they tried to get him into an ambulance, and he was wrestling with the trooper! What an idiot !
(you all know my tolerance for out of control drunks .......)

so, all in all - it took 3 hours, 7 cop cars, 2 CSI teams, 3 wreckers, 2 ambulances and about 2000 drivers all backed up on 95 before I got home tonight....and I lost the night's work as well. Sheeesh.

There IS good news though:
They found my car at 10 pm in Philly, and they will call in the morning for me to come and assess the situation. They couldn't tell me anything about condition or contents tonight. ( fingers crossed ).
My cell phone aided the recovery - they traced the car as far as Mt Laurel at about 9pm, but this bozo ditched it and stole ANOTHER car before mine was recovered .. so I have no idea if mine was stripped or what. More info in the morning.

So - not to worry .... I'm fine, and all I lost so far was a nights pay.

My gear and my car were not damaged in any way, and I worked tonight without a hitch! The news people were a bit much, but hey - we all have our job to do, right?

Thanx for all the calls and kind words. It's VERY much appreciated!
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#98033 - 05/12/05 09:07 PM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
Pennywizz6 Offline
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Registered: 11/10/04
Posts: 434
Loc: Shakopee, MN, USA
Wow... crazy night? haha. Good thing your okay! thats fantastic news! All i can say is best wishes to you and that all your stuff is returned, in full!

Phil

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#98034 - 05/12/05 09:28 PM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Dave, I've been working out of town and just now caught up. It's good you were not injured.
Evidently the guy wasn't a fan!!
DonM
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#98035 - 05/12/05 09:36 PM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
George Kaye Offline
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Registered: 11/24/99
Posts: 3305
Loc: Reseda, California USA
Dave,
What an ordeal! I read every sentence like it was the front page story in the LA Times. Thank God you are alright. We all love Ya Uncle Dave!
George Kaye
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#98036 - 05/12/05 10:16 PM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
Tony Rome Offline
Member

Registered: 12/11/04
Posts: 1374
Loc: Cozumel Mexico
Hey Uncle Dave....was this guy at one of your concerts?????....only kidding...again,
thank God that you are ok and thing are coming back to normal for you....good luck
from here on in......
Tony

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#98037 - 05/12/05 11:53 PM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
chony Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 1247
Loc: New York
Good to have you back!!!

Wow, a story to tell your grandkids!!!

Chony

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#98038 - 05/13/05 12:00 AM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
Scott Langholff Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/09/02
Posts: 3163
Loc: Pensacola, Florida, USA
Good to hear everything worked out ok in spite of such nonsense.

[This message has been edited by Scott Langholff (edited 05-13-2005).]

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#98039 - 05/13/05 03:06 AM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
bruno123 Online   content
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Registered: 06/04/02
Posts: 4912
Loc: West Palm Beach, FL 33417
UD, you're well and unhurt so all that matters is safe. Dave, You have been left with an experience that will be with you for a while, use it well. I did feel your pain as I read what you went through, you left that out.

Stay well, John C.

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#98040 - 05/13/05 04:39 AM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
grandpa tom Offline
Member

Registered: 02/04/05
Posts: 44
Loc: Prescott, WI, USA
Hi UD,

I'm glad you're OK. This is the kind of stuff you only read about. Best wishes.

Tom J.

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#98041 - 05/13/05 04:47 AM Re: UD's CarJacking ...... yikes!
Bluezplayer Offline
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Registered: 11/10/00
Posts: 2195
Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY
Scary stuff.. Glad you are ok.

AJ
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