Posted: 8/21/2009 8:37:07 AM EDT
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http://www.entertonement.com/clips/rzhqqccyvr––Pack-Robbery-Ad-1
I just heard this public service announcement on the radio. I think it is terrible that they never even suggest getting armed and getting trained. Then I did a quick google search and read about how these type of robberies are becoming more common. Especially in the mid Atlantic states. WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Pack robberies, a phenomenon more common to urban streets, is spreading to Northern Virginia suburbs after already becoming commonplace in Montgomery County, police said. Over the weekend, Fairfax County and Fairfax City police believe two separate, gun-wielding packs robbed a total of four people. The first attack was around 3:45 a.m. on the 4500 block of Colony Court in Mount Vernon. A group of five or six men wearing dark clothing approached a Hyattsville man and an Alexandria man, both 24, who were standing outside an apartment building, Fairfax County police said. One of the men was pistol-whipped, the other punched. The group of youths made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and have yet to be caught. This story continues below Advertisement Later that day, a group of teens attacked a husband and wife as they walked along Sager Avenue near Barbour Drive in Fairfax City, police said. Around 10:45 p.m., a group of six men surrounded the couple, demanded money, and one of the culprits pulled out a handgun. The husband quickly flagged down a passing car and called 911 on a cell phone, causing the men to flee without the cash they wanted. About 30 minutes later, a patrol officer caught five people who had been ejected from a birthday party after causing a disturbance, Fairfax City police said. Four of them, Benjamin Clagget Jones, 19, of D.C., Antoine Darnell Harris, 19, of Lynchburg, Va., a 16-year-old from the District and a 17-year-old from Prince George’s County, were charged with attempted robbery after being identified as suspects in the earlier robbery. The fifth was let go. “We haven’t seen anything like this before,” said Fairfax City police spokeswoman Officer Lynn Coulter. “But we are warning people to keep an eye out.” Across the Potomac, however, pack robberies have already taken root. Packs of teens ripping off residents has long been an urban phenomenon, but in 2007, Montgomery reported that although the overall percentage of robberies dropped by 6 percent, 17 percent were described as pack robberies, a jump from previous years, when they barely existed, county police said. But the arrests of nine Fairfax City residents in the Saturday-night attack may mean a somewhat different phenomenon is taking place there than in Montgomery, where the “majority are homegrown,” said Montgomery County police spokeswoman Lucille Baur. The pack robbers who do trickle into Montgomery from other jurisdictions often have connections with other criminals in the area, Baur said. [email protected] http://www.examiner.com/a-1500776~Police_cite_pack_robberies_increasing_in_N_Va__suburbs.html |
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Around 10:45 p.m., a group of six men surrounded the couple, demanded money, and one of the culprits pulled out a handgun. The husband quickly flagged down a passing car and called 911 on a cell phone, causing the men to flee without the cash they wanted. So they had a gun pointed at the guy, but he was still able to not only flag down a passing car, but also dial 911 on a phone, at which point the robbers ran away? Sounds like a ccw holder would have made short work of them. |
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Around 10:45 p.m., a group of six men surrounded the couple, demanded money, and one of the culprits pulled out a handgun. The husband quickly flagged down a passing car and called 911 on a cell phone, causing the men to flee without the cash they wanted. So they had a gun pointed at the guy, but he was still able to not only flag down a passing car, but also dial 911 on a phone, at which point the robbers ran away? Sounds like a ccw holder would have made short work of them. Yeah. 
I'm guessing fake gun. |
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Around 10:45 p.m., a group of six men surrounded the couple, demanded money, and one of the culprits pulled out a handgun. The husband quickly flagged down a passing car and called 911 on a cell phone, causing the men to flee without the cash they wanted. So they had a gun pointed at the guy, but he was still able to not only flag down a passing car, but also dial 911 on a phone, at which point the robbers ran away? Sounds like a ccw holder would have made short work of them. Yeah.
I'm guessing fake gun. Maybe they couldn't find any ammo for it due to the shortage? 
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from what I'm told, the pack tactic is pretty common here in the parking lots of large retailers. 6-8 misguided youths target an elderly person, bum rush them, take everything they can and then run off in different directions. Gonna be good when they target a CHL holder |
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These "pack" robberies are happening with regularity in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood-a nearly all white, upscale yuppie haven north of the city. The wealth redistributionists (I want to be P.C.) target folks walking down the street alone, set upon the hapless guy and politely ask him to "spread the wealth around."
So far no one has declined these polite requests. The entrepreneurs realize that the all white/all college educated donors are not armed-thanks to Mayor Dailey. So far the donors have been politely asked about 7 times in the last three weeks. |
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These "pack" robberies are happening with regularity in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood-a nearly all white, upscale yuppie haven north of the city. The wealth redistributionists (I want to be P.C.) target folks walking down the street alone, set upon the hapless guy and politely ask him to "spread the wealth around." So far no one has declined these polite requests. The entrepreneurs realize that the all white/all college educated donors are not armed-thanks to Mayor Dailey. So far the donors have been politely asked about 7 times in the last three weeks. god forbid crook county and chitcago focus on the scum bags committing the crimes as opposed to oh, say, law abiding citizens simply wishing to exercise their RKBA. |
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Quoted: Sounds like the thugs had an airsoft and took off when the victims didn't give up.Quoted: Around 10:45 p.m., a group of six men surrounded the couple, demanded money, and one of the culprits pulled out a handgun. The husband quickly flagged down a passing car and called 911 on a cell phone, causing the men to flee without the cash they wanted. So they had a gun pointed at the guy, but he was still able to not only flag down a passing car, but also dial 911 on a phone, at which point the robbers ran away? Sounds like a ccw holder would have made short work of them. |
