A mugging outside Owasso Walmart???

[doctorjj]

Since it looks like there was a theft report from that Walmart, on the day indicated (thanks Thomas), I guess there is some indication that the story is correct.

Here is the text of the email I received with the victims first name redacted. She obviously wasn't as vigilant as she should have been, but it sounds like a pretty organized group and the fact that there has been a string of these incidents makes it a bit more scary.

I just had to share this story that I just found out this morning. My
friend Xxxx Thompson was mugged last Monday night (11/1) around 9pm at
Wal-Mart in Owasso fortunately she was not hurt. She told me the story
of how she followed all the rules of parking close to the building
having your keys out in your hand, however her purse was in the cart.
She pulled her cart next to her car and that is when she was approached
by a man. She said it happened so quickly and she was yelling and
screaming so loud that it caught the attention of several shoppers
(thank God)! Little did she know that when she turned around to see the
man running with her purse that there was another man standing behind
her in case she struggled with the first man the second man could be
there to possibly inflect pain or forcefulness. The two men ran off
together to a car that was running with two other men in the vehicle.
They sped away onto the highway (easy get away from police). Xxxx
said there was a lady waiting for her parking spot that saw this happen
and took off after the muggers in her car to get the license plate
number (turns out the car was a stolen vehicle).

The police told Xxxx that this is happening in Owasso and Broken Arrow
frequently they have yet to catch the muggers, they said that the
muggers are waiting for their unsuspecting victims to come out of the
store(which they have been targeting Men and Women that are alone) and
are picking Wal-Mart's and Targets that are close to the highways so
they can get away without being caught.

Please, please be aware when shopping by yourself and I would recommend
having someone go with you during any shopping trip. Please be safe, I
just wanted to share with you what is going on because I had no idea
this was happening.

Pass this along to friends and family especially the women :-)

 

[Glocktogo]

What signs are these?

The Owasso "Character Council" signs.

Owasso's Character Initiative


On May 21, 2002, the Owasso City Council passed a resolution declaring their intent to initiate and support the City of Owasso becoming a "City of Character." By doing so, Owasso joined local and international communities in a commitment to promoting an environment which emphasizes positive character qualities in every sector of the community.

Means of promoting positive character qualities include placing banners around the city defining the "character trait of the month", sending character trait information to residents in utility bills, submitting newspaper editorials about the monthly character trait, holding families of character training classes and meeting with local business leaders encouraging them to implement a character initiative in their place of business.

As a result of these efforts, the Character Council has received positive feedback from citizens, civic and business leaders. In addition, Owasso was recently toured by the International Character Cities delegation composed of people from five different countries who were seeking implementation information for use in their cities.

They put these signs up with messages about how you should live your life. They're printed in English on one side and Spanish on the other. It's all a little too smug and "Stepford Wives" for me. Ugh!

http://www.cityofowasso.com/character_trait/character_council.html

http://www.cityofowasso.com/character_trait/index.html

 

[ez bake]

The Owasso "Character Council" signs.



They put these signs up with messages about how you should live your life. They're printed in English on one side and Spanish on the other. It's all a little too smug and "Stepford Wives" for me. Ugh!

http://www.cityofowasso.com/character_trait/character_council.html

http://www.cityofowasso.com/character_trait/index.html

Wow. Ok, I now echo your "WTF".

 

[Hemi4me]

Not to hijack a thread but google "charactor cities/programs" and find out who is behind them. The lady in charge of the program won't say where the money all comes from.

 

[Glocktogo]

Seems I remember attending an Owasso city council meeting and they said all funding was from outside sources and not from the city budget? My memory's a little fuzzy these days, but I remember being ticked that taxpayer dollars might be involved before that meeting.

 

[RidgeHunter]

Since it looks like there was a theft report from that Walmart, on the day indicated (thanks Thomas), I guess there is some indication that the story is correct.

Thefts happen at every Wal-Mart, every day. The story reeks of FWD spam, but I'm no expert. People get mugged all the time though, so being alert is prudent chain e-mail or not.

As far as the character initiatives, I remember when there was a thread on this one:

Deference vs. Rudeness

Limiting my freedom so I do not offend the tastes of those around me.

That offends my taste, they should have limited their freedom to spew that trite BS.

http://www.cityofowasso.com/character_trait/character_qualities.html

 

[doctorjj]

Thefts happen at every Wal-Mart, every day. The story reeks of FWD spam, but I'm no expert. People get mugged all the time though, so being alert is prudent chain e-mail or not.

Like I said, I wasn't sure about it and the newspaper crime report only provided some evidence that it may have been legit. Take it all for what it's worth.

 

[henschman]

LOL @ the idea of politicians lecturing people on character.

I guess character is making your living off the seized work product of other people, and wasting their hard-earned money on crap like this.

 

[AKguy1985]

I'm glad I always carry when i go in that walmart

 

[BReeves]

So OK lets say your carrying and this happens to you.. What would/could you do?