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Police: Carjackers Look Like They Are In Trouble
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:35:43 PM
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Investigators say the public should be on the lookout for carjackers who have a trick to fool their potential victims.

The carjackers use jumper cables hooked up to their battery to look like they are in trouble and then pull a gun when someone stops to help.

That is what happened to at least one good Samaritan near the University of Central Florida overnight.

Dennis Tran stopped to help three men who looked like their van was broken down, but he got suspicious and got away quickly.

"It was kind of scary. At the same time, I was like, if they are going to do anything like shoot me, they would have shot me through the car," Tran said.

Orange County deputies said Tran's experience was the second attempted carjacking Tuesday night. They also said the would-be carjackers used a van they took in the Pine Hills area Tuesday.