Eastern Members - attempted carjacking?? Northern VA

I put this in the cts-v sub-forum but figured I'd put it up here as well to let all the locals know...this occurred 6/6/12 at approx 2:45pm in the falls church area.


So I am pulling up to my house today and a black 2009ish nissan sentra va tags comes up and parks in front of me. Middle aged white guy about 5'7 170lbs steps out. I've only owned the car for 3 weeks mind you and bought it with a clean and clear title with no liens on it.

As I'm getting out a middle aged white guy comes up to me..dialog goes-
him-give me your keys
me-why
him-it's being repo'd
me-no it's not. why? let's see some paperwork
him- *fumbles around on his blackberry* i'll have the police here so fast.
me-please do. i want to see some paperwork. actually here I'll make a call. *get on phone*
him-*fumbles with his blackberry some more n hustles back to his car* i'm sorry i'm sorry i apologize i have the wrong car.

then he hurries back to his car n drives away.

He never had any type of paperwork or looked at the VIN # or anything prior to making threats and requesting my keys. Nor did he provide any paperwork regarding it even after i asked twice. he also came alone and without a towtruck, how does he expect to leave with both cars?

I filed a report with fairfax co. police as well.

I hope you got the tags off the car he was driving to go along with the report. That is 100% an attempted car theft, and one of the tactics now being used in CT as well.

Wow. :nono:

And yet another great argument for concealed carrying. No need to actually shoot the guy of course but perhaps simply showing one's pistol in a case like that might prevent the scumbag from attempting something like that again on someone else.

That's crazy

Might be stretching the word "carjacking" a little bit haha

Might be stretching the word "carjacking" a little bit haha

I agree. Sounds more like a "lets see if we can find a sucker" fishing trip. Still worth reporting though.

+1 on the CCW comment. We need it.

haha yea a stretch on carjacking a bit.....i'm sure he does this all day until he does find a sucker who is behind on their payments and just gives it up.

wasn't able to get the tag, just got make n model n that it was a va plate....i'm guessing the car he was in was stolen anyhow since he would have had to leave it behind.

Wow. :nono:

And yet another great argument for concealed carrying. No need to actually shoot the guy of course but perhaps simply showing one's pistol in a case like that might prevent the scumbag from attempting something like that again on someone else.

Definitely not the right approach as brandishing is illegal, no matter the circumstance. Talk of brandishing actually fuels the anti-gun advocates argument.

Wow man that is insane story, glad that you didnt get jacked!

Your CCW weapon should be the last thing the threat ever see's. I stress the word LAST.

Unfortunately thats is the shit that would get real repo guys shot as you never know who is legit at the moment someone just walks up to you and demands to have the car.

Why dont people just drive around with tow rig and just steal cars at night. Bet you can get a few cars easy.

Unfortunately thats is the shit that would get real repo guys shot as you never know who is legit at the moment someone just walks up to you and demands to have the car.

Why dont people just drive around with tow rig and just steal cars at night. Bet you can get a few cars easy.

I've heard they do in NY, luckly I pay my bills :)

so after speaking with some people in the area, the guy is a legit repo agent working for a local company and i guess just really sucks at his job...needless to say I'm trying to go after him and at minimum have him reprimanded.

Definitely not the right approach as brandishing is illegal, no matter the circumstance. Talk of brandishing actually fuels the anti-gun advocates argument.Your CCW weapon should be the last thing the threat ever see's. I stress the word LAST.True true, good points guys.
Finally applied for my permits (just to purchase/own, NOT carry of course as this is the People's Republic of Jersey LOL) after 20+ years of talking about doing so LOL so I'm still sort of new to the whole CCW world/etiquette.
New Jersey of course is an entirely different planet than VA or PA (or almost anywhere else for that matter) when it comes to that, unfortunately. :nono:

True true, good points guys.
Finally applied for my permits (just to purchase/own, NOT carry of course as this is the People's Republic of Jersey LOL) after 20+ years of talking about doing so LOL so I'm still sort of new to the whole CCW world/etiquette.
New Jersey of course is an entirely different planet than VA or PA (or almost anywhere else for that matter) when it comes to that, unfortunately. :nono:

Not a laughing matter. A gun can land your ass in jail in a lot of ways if you're not careful. Read up on NJ laws. I know in MD we have strict regs on transporting weapons ccw or not.

Generally speaking you don't even want to let on that you have a weapon, let alone show it to anyone.

If you don't intend to fire a weapon don't even let them know you have it. That is always the safest thing to do when it comes to ccw, pretty much anywhere.

glad your ok

trying to track down what company he worked for......i'm gonna be allll up there ass if i can. had i known he was real i would have let him take it and then reported it stolen immediately. may have been able to come out with a 09+ v in the end haha

Definitely not the right approach as brandishing is illegal, no matter the circumstance. Talk of brandishing actually fuels the anti-gun advocates argument.

lol must suck up there... welcome to VA! We dont have to "brandish" since open carry is legal. We dont need to hide it under our clothes... wear it on your belt proudly, nobody takes advantage of you!

I know it depends on the situation but generally most everyone is comfortable with OC in VA. You see it everywhere from the grocery store to restaurants.

I do agree the situation could have gone pretty bad pretty quick for the attempted repo agent if he was on the OP's property and was threatening the OP its an easy case...

lol must suck up there... welcome to VA! We dont have to "brandish" since open carry is legal. We dont need to hide it under our clothes... wear it on your belt proudly, nobody takes advantage of you!

I know it depends on the situation but generally most everyone is comfortable with OC in VA. You see it everywhere from the grocery store to restaurants.

I do agree the situation could have gone pretty bad pretty quick for the attempted repo agent if he was on the OP's property and was threatening the OP its an easy case...

Open carry is legal here as well. Brandishing is an entirely different thing than just having someone see your weapon. I also believe that brandishing is a federal law. Read up on the legal definition for a better understanding.

A gun can land your ass in jail in a lot of ways if you're not careful.I know. :nono:





Read up on NJ laws.I have been a lot lately, didn't realize just how bad it was until recently.
So much so that along with a few other reasons, I've even given serious thought to actually moving to PA.

Open carry is legal here as well. Brandishing is an entirely different thing than just having someone see your weapon. I also believe that brandishing is a federal law. Read up on the legal definition for a better understanding.

Guess you missed my point. I'll rephrase... there would be no reason to brandish a weapon if your wearing it in plain site. Had the OP been wearing his I doubt this "repo" man nor any one else would pull this stunt, they would move on to a weaker target.

Brandishing in normal terms is a misdemeanor... only a felony if you commit the offense in a school, church, state property, etc. Based on this circumstance there would be no charge since there was a threat on his property.

I did misunderstand. You make a good point.