Saturday, March 28, 2009

A great tip!

Attempted Robbery on North Hughes, Little Rock -- a narrative from a property owner
As he crossed Evergreen heading north on North Hughes, he saw a Papa Johns delivery vehicle (red Ford Mustang) parked in front of one of our neighbor’s house, and the delivery person was talking to our neighbor. He then spotted some VERY suspicious behavior, in that, both the neighbor and delivery person stopped talking and they were both observing the suspects heading directly for them in a quick, suspicious, and deliberate manner.
He stopped his vehicle and rolled down his window, preparing to ask what they were doing. They saw that he had stopped and the white male tugged on the black male’s coat (an “abort” signal in robbery attempts) and they immediately turned 180 degrees and jogged back to their car sitting a couple of doors down. They recklessly backed up and turned around and fled the scene at a high rate of speed.
He chased them through the neighborhood until they got to Mississippi, and they headed south. They were driving over 70 MPH on Mississippi and by the time he got to Evergreen, he had their license plate and description confirmed as he was talking to the ASP on his scanner and LRPD on his On-Star. He had to break off contact, since he was not a federal agent and returned to our neighbor’s house to check on them.
Back at 1300 block of N. Hughes, he was awaiting LRPD (response time 11-13 mins from event) to show, when the Papa John’s driver confirmed to me, along with our neighbor, that they DID NOT order a pizza, and the delivery person stated “he knew he was about to be robbed”. This is a typical MO (modus operandi) of robberies lately, in that the armed robbers will call in a real address, with a fake intent, and would rob the pizza delivery person (and possibly the homeowner).
He thought he would let you know that you should ALWAYS be on the lookout for people not belonging to our neighborhood, especially when they are acting suspiciously, even during the “busy” parts of the day. ALWAYS call the police as soon as you see something suspicious, however slight. During this ongoing recession, crime may increase and it is up to us to look out for our neighbors and neighborhood. YOU are your first line of defense until the police show up, and sadly, the pizza deliver kid’s manager showed up before the police did by 6-7 minutes! He was NOT kidding!
Remember -- any suspicious behavior -- any stranger that hangs around the neighborhood -- WE ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.

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