Why It’s Better To Wait For Police Than To Charge In — Gun Owner Almost Run Down In Parking Lot By Stolen Truck

By James England

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — If you’re going to steal a person’s truck, it’s probably best to not drive it around town to run errands for your mom. That’s a lesson one thief is sure to remember after the owner of the truck he had stolen spotted him in the parking lot.

Police say the owner of the vehicle identified it by the custom lettering of her name plus other details. When she approached the thief in the parking lot, he allegedly drove it towards her. The owner took out her gun and shot through the windshield and driver’s side window.

According to Anchorage police’s statement released to Newsminer, there was an older woman in the passenger’s seat. Only a minor description of the driver was received. The thief managed to escape but now he’ll be driving around town with a blown out windshield and a driver’s side window: two things that just don’t work in the Alaska winter.

The way the police are describing the event, the woman only used her gun when the truck started barreling towards her. This is a dangerous scene we’ve seen played out with security guards in other situations.

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Source:: Concealed Nation