The Briefing Room
General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: EC on June 26, 2017, 06:45:24 am
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Someone stole a television news station’s SUV in Downtown Albuquerque while the crew was gathering footage for a story about crime in the area.
Michelle Donaldson, KOB news director, said the crew watched as the vehicle was stolen near First and Central.
The crew was in the area reporting on recent concerns about crime and safety by the local business Lavu when they became part of the story.
“I have a rule, that you can never be the lead of your own newscast,” Donaldson said. “So this violates that rule.”
KOB recovered the vehicle within a half hour without police assistance by following the GPS tracking device that was on board, she said.
“We went to that location and recovered our own stolen vehicle,” Donaldson said.
She said the thief was no longer with the SUV and it had already been damaged. The SUV was locked and the keys were not left inside. Donaldson said she is not sure how the thief started the SUV.
“I’m relieved that our people are OK and I’m relieved that we’ve recovered our property, but I’m very angry that somebody can walk up to a parked, locked, vehicle in front of you in this city and drive it away,” she said. “It’s a helpless feeling to know you can’t do anything about it.
More (but no video): https://www.abqjournal.com/1022857/tv-news-truck-stolen-while-reporting-on-downtown-albuquerque-crime.html
Thought about slapping this in Ridiculous News (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,181569.0.html), but it's worth keeping separate.
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Dis be called "social-media" justus !
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A couple of decades ago, there was a rash of car thefts in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
An officer left his car running in front of a bar,
and went inside to tell everyone to be careful with their cars,
because cars were being stolen.
Most readers have already foreseen what happened next.
The thief heard on the police radio
the reports of the car being stolen,
so he abandoned the car in another town seven miles away, and fled on foot.
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Maybe the Tweekers from Breaking Bad are on the loose again.