It's a frightening thought, being targeted by an attacker in the apparent safety of your own car, at traffic lights or en route to the parking lot, but that's exactly what vehicle jacking is - the theft of an individual's car either when they are still in it or still present at the scene. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security set about describing the various methods vehicle-jackers can use to force their unsuspecting victim out of the car.
In just April 2012 an attacker pulled a mother from her Ford Focus in Erdington, Birmingham, attempting to drive away with her two young children in the back seat. This carjacking attack took place on the woman's own road, in a quiet residential area. Though this appeared to have been a random attack, carjackers do tend to target quieter areas to lessen the risk of potential witnesses. If at all possible lesser populated roads or car parks should be well avoided.
The final and likely most disturbing trick vehicle-jackers can utilise is called 'The Trap', the attackers stalking their victim back to his or her own driveway. This was a similar scenario to the April 2012 case of attackers pulling a Birmingham mother from her car along the road in which she lived, attempting to drive away with her two children still in the backseat. While this was more of a random attack than a premeditated crime, it affirms that an awareness of the surroundings is crucial to avoid falling prey to potential attackers.
In the same month as the South African scare, Cedric Brown was arrested after he and two others pulled a mother from her vehicle in Erdington, Birmingham. The attackers then attempted to drive away with her two children still inside. Luckily the car was later apprehended and the children reunited with their mother, but it affirms that vehicle jacking is certainly not a crime reserved for the movies or mere internet fables. There have been further cases reported of vehicles working as a unit to entrap victims, blocking an unsuspecting driver from in front and behind leaving them with no means of escape.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security states, "Avoidance is the best way to prevent an attack". Help to avoid becoming the target of vehicle jackers by avoiding any potentially risky scenarios.
In just April 2012 an attacker pulled a mother from her Ford Focus in Erdington, Birmingham, attempting to drive away with her two young children in the back seat. This carjacking attack took place on the woman's own road, in a quiet residential area. Though this appeared to have been a random attack, carjackers do tend to target quieter areas to lessen the risk of potential witnesses. If at all possible lesser populated roads or car parks should be well avoided.
The final and likely most disturbing trick vehicle-jackers can utilise is called 'The Trap', the attackers stalking their victim back to his or her own driveway. This was a similar scenario to the April 2012 case of attackers pulling a Birmingham mother from her car along the road in which she lived, attempting to drive away with her two children still in the backseat. While this was more of a random attack than a premeditated crime, it affirms that an awareness of the surroundings is crucial to avoid falling prey to potential attackers.
In the same month as the South African scare, Cedric Brown was arrested after he and two others pulled a mother from her vehicle in Erdington, Birmingham. The attackers then attempted to drive away with her two children still inside. Luckily the car was later apprehended and the children reunited with their mother, but it affirms that vehicle jacking is certainly not a crime reserved for the movies or mere internet fables. There have been further cases reported of vehicles working as a unit to entrap victims, blocking an unsuspecting driver from in front and behind leaving them with no means of escape.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security states, "Avoidance is the best way to prevent an attack". Help to avoid becoming the target of vehicle jackers by avoiding any potentially risky scenarios.
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