NewsApril 27, 2008
Carjacker stops to ask TV crew for directions
CLEVELAND -- A carjacking suspect stopped during the crime to ask a television news crew for directions, police said. The 19-year-old was arraigned Thursday on a charge of aggravated robbery and ordered held on $50,000 bond. WOIO-TV newswoman Shannon O'Brien and photographer Eric Walls were doing a sidewalk report Monday when the passenger in a car asked for directions to a bank. The driver signaled that he was being held at gunpoint, O'Brien told police...
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CLEVELAND -- A carjacking suspect stopped during the crime to ask a television news crew for directions, police said.
The 19-year-old was arraigned Thursday on a charge of aggravated robbery and ordered held on $50,000 bond.
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WOIO-TV newswoman Shannon O'Brien and photographer Eric Walls were doing a sidewalk report Monday when the passenger in a car asked for directions to a bank. The driver signaled that he was being held at gunpoint, O'Brien told police.
The news crew called police and followed the car until officers caught up. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho said the suspect was carrying a loaded handgun.
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