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Updated: 9:43 PM Oct 11, 2008
Robbery Victim Follows Attacker Home
A victim is held up at gunpoint, but doesn't call police at first, instead he follows his attacker home.
Posted: 7:10 PM Oct 11, 2008Reporter: Lynnette Taylor |
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Authorities arrest a man for robbery and possession of a stolen handgun early this morning.
Wilmington Police say William Baptiste held up a man at the Krispy Kreme on College Road just before one am.
According to authorities, the victim followed Baptiste to an apartment complex and then called for help.
Officers went to the location and found Baptiste along with a handgun inside his vehicle, in plain view.
Authorities discovered the the gun has been reported stolen back in 2004.
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Posted by: ???
Location: NC
on Oct 13, 2008 at 05:49 PM
Right on C and Cat.
Posted by: Robbery Victim
Location: Anywhere, USA
on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:35 AM
I think it was a smart move for the victim to follow the robber (as long as it was done discreetly, as it evidently was). It did help to make the policemen's jobs easier and at least one more villain is off the streets, but for how long? They should send this criminal away for life and let others who think about committing the same crime realize that they will be locked up for the rest of their lives if they ever just threaten another person's life with a gun. I am happy that this turned out without incident and it would be great if we could all be so lucky as to know the robber's whereabouts immediately following the crime. Hats off to this victim. They had a lot of courage, which was probably driven by a lot of anger as well at the time. Good job and God bless you!!! Happy ending to a bad experience, but something to "tell the grandkids"!!
Posted by: C
on Oct 12, 2008 at 09:34 PM
Hey,???, just wanted to say, your comments were exactly right. I hope no one thought I was saying the guy should have followed the robber. Just as you say, the threat was over and if a shooting had erupted afterward, the robbery victim very likely would've been charged,and rightly so. My comments were meant to be in general, and not specific to the originally reported incident. You hit it right on the head; deadly force is always the last resort. I'm just saying that all citizens [with no criminal record and / or history of mental issues] should be able to own firearms if they so choose, be it for hunting, sport, self-defense, or whatever. Just wanted to clarify my position. Take care !
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