County Sheriff's Department Alert!

This info was sent to me by a friend. 

Thursday morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it. I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts running through my head.  But when I got to my destination, I called the Police Department and they were going to check it out.  This is what I was told...

"Several things to be aware of... gangs and thieves, are now plotting different ways to get a person to "stop" their vehicle.  There is a gang initiation reported by the local police department that gangs are placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it...waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the baby.

Note that the location of this car seat will usually be beside a wooded or grassy (field) area ..and the person - woman - will be dragged into the woods-beaten and raped- usually left for dead.
DO NOT STOP.  DIAL 9-1-1  AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW!!!

"IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSHIELD.  DO NOT TURN ON YOUR WIPERS AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER ON IT BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOMES MILKY AND YOU'LL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE!!!!   YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THIEVES.  THIS IS A  NEW  TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS.   PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.  THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE UNSAVORY INDIVIDUALS WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."

Please talk to your loved ones about this.  This is a new tactic used and I would hate for anyone to fall victim to this kind of crime.  Please BE SAFE AND NEVER STOP YOUR VEHICLE

a couple more reasons to tuck my 45 under the seat, as the saying goes i would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. tough times make for bad people 

Snopes says it's Bogus.  http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carseat.asp

Thanks for the link Mike, but I would rather be safe than sorry!

with a 2.5 year old and 5 mo old. I have been tempted to leave they car seats anywhere and drive away....jokes on the person that stops!!!! Have fun with a teething baby and the terrible 2's......

Kidding...kidding (kinda)

a couple more reasons to tuck my 45 under the seat, as the saying goes i would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. tough times make for bad people 

I like that saying.  Along the same line;

Guns, I'd rather be caught with one, than without one.

what a trip...in tucson they used to rear end you ever so gently, then try to jack the car. happened to me twice in my 6 years there, just keep driving, call the cops...

Great job sonny.Im with stormscramber.Times are a changin.

with a 2.5 year old and 5 mo old. I have been tempted to leave they car seats anywhere and drive away....jokes on the person that stops!!!! Have fun with a teething baby and the terrible 2's......

Kidding...kidding (kinda)

That's why they have fire stations.  They are designated safe drop off places.

My brother and sister in law were in the Palmdale/Lancaster area when a car with flashing lights started to follow them out away from town. He was wise enough to think that the lights did not look right. The car continued to follow them when a sherriff came the other way and spooked the flashing lights car to take off. My brother in law recognize the sherriff car when he came up and the deputy shared with them that a group is trying that old trick again and are robbing folks when they pull over. 

with a 2.5 year old and 5 mo old. I have been tempted to leave they car seats anywhere and drive away....jokes on the person that stops!!!! Have fun with a teething baby and the terrible 2's......

Kidding...kidding (kinda)

That's why they have fire stations.  They are designated safe drop off places.

Every once in a while you hear a story of someone dropping of a 15 yr old. Always make me laugh.

 And thats why I carry my 9mm

It's best to run over the baby seat when you see it, (that's right, not "if", but "when").  This helps keep the gangs from getting too big because the prospective gang member doesn't get initiated. 

with a 2.5 year old and 5 mo old. I have been tempted to leave they car seats anywhere and drive away....jokes on the person that stops!!!! Have fun with a teething baby and the terrible 2's......

Kidding...kidding (kinda)

That's why they have fire stations.  They are designated safe drop off places.

Every once in a while you hear a story of someone dropping of a 15 yr old. Always make me laugh.

isn't that how woody allen met his current wife?

It's best to run over the baby seat when you see it, (that's right, not "if", but "when").  This helps keep the gangs from getting too big because the prospective gang member doesn't get initiated. 

Also, population control!