Strange Acquaintances
Please Be Careful Who You Are Nice
To
Is is a sad thing that we have to
be so hyper-vigilant, but those crazy predators are out there, so just watch
your back. The following was sent to us via E-mail.
E-mail 1:
I live in Alexandria, VA, but I
often work in Lafayette, LA staying with friends when I'm there. I just want to
let you know about an "incident" that happened to me a few weeks ago and could
have been deadly.
At first I didn't go to the police
or anyone with it because I didn't realize how serious this encounter was. But
since I work in a jail, I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before I
was paraded into Internal Affairs to tell them my story.
It was approximately 5:15 am in
Opelousas, LA. I had stayed with a friend there and was on my way to work. I
stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie station to get gas and a soft drink. I had two $5
bills and a $1 bill, just enough to get my stuff.
As I pulled away from the store, a
man approached my truck form the backside of the store (as unlit area). He was
an "approachable-looking" man (clean cut, clean shaven, dressed well, etc.). He
walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very paranoid and "always looking
for the ###### or killer" (which was rampant at the time in Louisiana), I didn't
open the window. I just asked what he wanted.
He raised a $5 bill to my window
and said, "You dropped this."
Since I knew I had gone into the
store with a certain amount of money, I also knew I didn't drop it. When I told
him it wasn't mine, he began hitting the window and door, screaming at me to
open my door and insisting that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just
drove away as fast as I could.
After talking to the Internal
Affairs Department and describing the man I saw, and the way he escalated from
calm and polite to angry and volatile, it was determined that I could have
encountered the serial killer myself.
Up to this point, it had been
unclear as to how he had gained access to his victims, since there has been no
evidence of forced entry into victim's homes, cares, etc. And the fact that he
has been attacking in the daytime, when women are less likely to have their
guard up, means he is pretty BOLD.
So think about it...what gesture is
nicer than returning money to someone that dropped it????? How many times would
you have opened your window (or door) to get your money and say thank you,
because if the person is kind enough to return something to you, then he can't
really be a threat.... Can he????
Please be cautious! This might not
have been the serial killer.. it probably wasn't... but anyone that gets that
angry over someone not accepting money from them, can't have honorable
intentions.
The most important thing to note is
that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But what might have
happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to think!
E-mail 2:
You walk across the parking lot,
unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine
and shift into REVERSE, and you look into the rearview mirror to back out of
your parking space and 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 car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and
take off! your engine was running, (ladies would have their purse in the car)
and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.
BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS
NOW BEING USED.
Just drive away and remove the
paper that is stuck to your window later, and be thankful that you read this
Email. I hope you will forward this to friends and family...especially women! A
purse contains all identification, and you certainly do NOT want someone getting
your home address. They already HAVE your keys!
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