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| NYC Mayor's Car Carjacked at Fistpoint |
| 2006-10-19 |
| (CBS/AP) NEW YORK A personal employee of Mayor Michael Bloomberg was beaten by thieves who then carjacked the billionaire's car Wednesday morning in New Jersey, authorities said. The employee was driving the gray 2001 Lexus in Hackensack on an errand for the mayor shortly before 9 a.m. when a woman came to the window to ask for money, police said. As he declined and began to roll up the window, a man got into the passenger seat and punched him in the face. Carjacked by fist? I guess that's what happens when you virtually outlaw concealed carry. "They force him out and take off," said Capt. Frank Lomia, of the Hackensack Police Department. The carjackers sped away, driving over a lawn as they made their escape, he said. Grass and dirt still clung to the car when it was recovered about two hours later, abandoned on the side of a road in nearby Fair Lawn. Why did they steal the car - because the driver wouldn't give them enough cash for the by-the-hour motel? Police were looking for the two suspects. Two people matching their description ... and that description was .... "a man and a woman" ... were spotted at a convenience store in the area just before the car was stolen. The mayor's spokesman, Stu Loeser, said Bloomberg "hopes that those who committed this crime are swiftly brought to justice." Bloomberg's employee, Gradimir Bosnjak, was in Hackensack to pick up a colleague. He was not seriously injured, although the mayor called to check on him after the crime. "Everything is fine, thank you," Bosnjak said late Wednesday. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #1 Lock the doors. Carry a gun. As a personal aide to the Mayor, I'm sure he could get an exception. I would dearly love for these animals to try that crap with me. I dare 'em. I double-dog dare 'em. Heh. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-10-19 13:03 |