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Public announcement Warning from Police

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
My wife sent this too me and thought I would share this new car jacking trick to warn folks.

San Bernardino County Sheriff 's Department









Warning..!!!! Warning..!!!! Warning..!!!!


Just last weekend on Friday night we parked in a public

parking area. As we drove away I noticed a sticker on the

rear window of the car. When I took it off after I got home,

it was a receipt for gas. Luckily my friend told me not to

stop as it could be someone waiting for me to get out of the

car Then we received this email yesterday:

WARNING FROM POLICE

THIS APPLIES TO BOTH WOMEN AND MEN

BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE--
NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS (NOT A JOKE)'

Heads up everyone! Please, keep this circulating... You walk

across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You

start the engine and shift into Reverse.

When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your

parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle

of the rear window.. So, you shift into Park, unlock your

doors, and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or

whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach

the back of your car, that is when the carjackers appear out

of nowhere, jump int o your car and take off They practically

mow you down as they speed off in your car.


And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.

So now the carjacker has your car, your home address, your

money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are

now compromised!


BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.


If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just

drive away. Remove the paper later.. And be thankful that you

read this e-mail. I hope you will forward this to friends and

family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of

personal information and identification documents, and you

certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands.


Please keep this going
and tell all your friends
 
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Ranger 9

Guest
Snopes.com says this "carjacking warning" email has been circulating since February 2004.

That's not to say it's impossible that a carjacking happened this way somewhere, sometime. Or will happen this way. (Maybe a carjacker gets one of these chain emails and thinks, "Hey, that's a good idea...") But the chain email itself is basically of the urban-legend variety.
 
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Oxide Blu

Guest
San Bernardino County Sheriff 's Department

They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.

I'm thinking even the San Bernie PD doesn't talk like that, doesn't use wording like"practically mow you down" and "guess what, ladies?".
:ROTFL:
 
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