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>>Subject: Caution!!! >> >> >>I got this from someone that works in a Police Station so think it >>worth passing on. Good Advice. Rita >> >>Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 1:15 PM >>Subject: Fw: Caution!! >> >> >> Think this is well worth reading! >> >> Here is another interesting story regarding safety. I would >>never have thought to ignore someone trying to return money. Even >>though we may not know this person, it's something to think about! >>This is just not for women, but we men need to be aware >> also. >> >> This came from Margaret Wade: >> >> As most of you know, 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 approximately 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 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 backside 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 rapistor 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 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! Forward this to everyone you >>know....maybe they can be >>as fortunate as I was! >> >> PS from the Sender: Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE >>you know. >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ The DJ Denise mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/
