Got this e-mail and thought it would be interesting to discuss what you would do.
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> > Be sure every lady is aware of this M.O. Share with your wife and
> > daughters.
>
>Know what money you are carrying ..
>
>Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of
>attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on... I live in
>Alexandria, VA, but I often work in Lafayette, LA, staying with friends
>when I'm there. As you know from America's Most Wanted TV program, as
>well as the news media, there is a serial killer in the Lafayette area.
> 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 and
>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 proximately 5:15 a.m. in
>Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a friend there and was on my way to
>work. I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I got $10
>gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and one $1 bill
>(just enough to get my stuff).
>
>As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the back
>side of the store (an 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 rapist or killer," 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 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 possibly 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, cars, 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.
>
>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... 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!
>
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Notice the guy waited till the gas tank was full for a getaway?
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> > Be sure every lady is aware of this M.O. Share with your wife and
> > daughters.
>
>Know what money you are carrying ..
>
>Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of
>attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on... I live in
>Alexandria, VA, but I often work in Lafayette, LA, staying with friends
>when I'm there. As you know from America's Most Wanted TV program, as
>well as the news media, there is a serial killer in the Lafayette area.
> 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 and
>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 proximately 5:15 a.m. in
>Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a friend there and was on my way to
>work. I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I got $10
>gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and one $1 bill
>(just enough to get my stuff).
>
>As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the back
>side of the store (an 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 rapist or killer," 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 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 possibly 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, cars, 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.
>
>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... 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!
>
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Notice the guy waited till the gas tank was full for a getaway?
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