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26 May 2009

BABY CARRIAGE USED AS A ROBBERY TOOL

When a baby carriage suddenly rolled into the path of his car in Harrisburg PA, the driver slammed on his brakes – but struck it lightly anyway. In a panic, he got out to check the carriage but there was no baby inside. Just then a woman walked up and took the now bent carriage away without saying a word. The man then felt something hard pressed into his back and was ordered to give up his wallet, then was struck in the head.

At least his car wasn’t taken as well. Other blockades are also used for robberies or carjackings, such as trashcans, logs, bicycles, another car, or somebody lying "unconscious" in your path – anything to cause you to stop.

See how to deal with such devious ploys at Car Ambushes.

See all of CAR SECURITY
• Car-Security-Overview
• Parking Lot Safety as well as parking garage FAQ.
• Driving Safety Tips: survival strategies FAQ.
• Avoiding Carjacking: being prepared - car-security-avoiding-cj
• Escaping Carjacking: the best strategies - car-security-escaping-cj
• Car Ambushes: traps and escapes - car-security-ambushes
• Road Rage: avoiding a lunatic - car-security-road-rage
• Car-Security-Recap & Resources.

Also see other tricks criminals use at OUTDOOR SAFETY
• Outdoor-Safety-Overview
• Running Safety, Walking Safety, & Biking Safety FAQ.
• Street Crime: safety tips for women FAQ.
• Purse Snatching: how to lose as little as possible FAQ.
• Friendly Predators first get near - outdoor-safety-friendly-predators
• Force Predators' ambush zones - outdoor-safety-force-predators
• Predators' Favorite Targets - outdoor-safety-predators-favorite-targets
• Spotting Danger before it's too late - outdoor-safety-spotting-danger
• Facing Danger: your five options - outdoor-safety-facing-danger
• Rescuing a Victim Safely - outdoor-safety-rescuing
• Dog Attack: on you or a loved one - outdoor-safety-dog-attack
• Camping: human prey in isolated wilderness - travel-security-camping
• Camping Safety & Hiking Safety FAQ.
• Pickpockets: stopping masterful thieves - outdoor-safety-pickpockets
• Outdoor-Safety-Recap & Resources

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