Craigs List Robbers

16 years ago

Last week someone was contacted and a place setup to sell a IPad. When he got there he was beaten and robbed. This week they tried it again, only their luck ran out. Another man, also looking to buy an IPad found one on Craigs list. He set up a meeting in a shopping center in daylight. The guys came but they set up a second meeting in a less secure area. The buyer, felt something wasn't right and called the police who set up to follow the transaction. Then it went wrong for the robbers. The buyer was the off duty sheriff of Idahos biggest county. They must have been very surprised when they found out who their victim was and that with the city cops they had more guns than they did. A story for Jay Lenos stupid criminals bit.

For verification he is the link.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/Police-bust-two-men-in-connection-with-Internet-robbery-103165459.html

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zeetera
16 years ago
They're going to have to take the word 'trust' out of the dictionary soon because there's no such thing anymore.

Thank goodness the would be buyer followed his instincts and took it further. I love happy endings.
rosemaryt
16 years ago
Here in Norfolk, Virginia, we had a series of violent crimes involving Craig's List. It went on for several weeks until Craig's List fairly well died out.

The thieves would show up at the door to buy laptops or whatever, and then when they saw the "merchandise" they'd pull out a handgun and demand all other electronics in the house. In a couple cases, they tied people up and then left.

That did it for me. The rest of my stuff is going to charity. I won't deal with them again.

NORFOLK

A man who was sentenced to more than five life terms for robbery charges earlier this year will now serve a fraction of that time - 33 years - after a judge gave him credit for cooperating with prosecutors.

Marqui L. Clardy, 25, was sentenced in February to five life terms plus 53 years for robbery, gun and conspiracy charges. During his trial, prosecutor Asha Pandya presented evidence that Clardy used Craigslist.org, a Web site for classified ads, to lure his victims and then robbed them at gunpoint of their items.

Scary, huh?

Here is a link that might be useful: Craigs List Robber - Virginian Pilot article
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I've had nothing but good results from using CL but I've only bought 2 things, a truck topper and a china hutch. We live in a very safe area with low crime, but I took my husband with me when we went to get the furniture, both for safety and his muscles!

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