Good samaritan gets kidnapped, robbed for his trouble

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On Monday night, a man driving through South Richmond, along Southwood Parkway, stopped to help two women seemingly stranded with car trouble. Once out of his car, the pair pulled a gun on him and stole his car.

The two women pretended to have locked themselves out of their vehicle. However, one of the women quickly produced a pistol, forcing the man back into his car, the thieves then sped off in his Toyota Camry, along with the man. A few blocks later, he was able to jump from the car unharmed.

Police describe both female assailants as black, around 18 or 19 years of age, one being heavyset and the other thin.

Anyone with any information on this crime or the whereabouts of the two suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

A few facts about carjacking:

-There are an average of 49,000 carjacking every year.
(U.S. Dept of Justice)

-Men are more likely to be the victim of a carjacking.
(U.S. Dept. of Justice)

-According to an Illinois State Police study, 60 percent of those who committed carjacking were gang members.

-The Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 made carjacking a federal crime.

 

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