Wolf
11-27-2002, 08:19 AM
I don't like going to the commons ever since it went ghetto, but now there is another reason to be nervous around there. Sorry the article is long.
Carter Victim of Carjacking
Rookie wideout safe and sound after scary ordeal.
November 26, 2002
East Rutherford, N.J. - Tim Carter, the Giants rookie wide receiver, was the victim of a 3 «-hour carjacking ordeal Sunday night.
"We both knew our goals. I wanted to get home unharmed. They wanted the car. For them, it's just business."
- WR Tim Carter
Carter, who is on injured reserve with a torn Achilles tendon, was not hurt in the attack, but had his BMW M3, $10,000 in jewelry, $120, credit and ATM cards - plus his crutches - stolen.
Because he is injured, Carter did not accompany the team to Houston for Sunday's 16-14 loss to the Texans. So after watching the Giants-Texans on television, he went to see the movie, "Friday After Next" at the AMC multiplex at Clifton Commons on Route 3. Carter was alone when he approached his car after the movie.
"I came out of the movies, got into my car and realized it had been broken into (police said the door lock had been punched out)," he said. "Because I was on crutches, I really couldn't do anything. But I felt the guys walking up on me and I was mentally prepared for the situation.
"There were two guys. One of them had a gun that he stuck in my ribs. He said, `Give me the keys.' I turned around and gave him the keys. I thought he was just going to take the car, but then he told me to get in the back seat. He didn't want me to tell the cops right away (if he had let me go). So I got in the car and they took off out of the parking lot."
With Carter sitting in the back seat of his car, the carjackers made a hasty escape.
"We got on Route 3 and then got on Route 21 to go to Newark," Carter said. "Somebody saw what had happened and they called the cops. The cops pulled over another white BMW on the highway. About a half-mile after we got on Route 21, we saw another white BMW pulled over. Then the cops saw us coming and they point, like `That's the car right there, we have the wrong car.' But when they saw the cops pointing they (the carjackers) took off.
EDIT: I shortened the article for easier viewing. I didn't get the memo about whole articles being disallowed. So Excuuuussseee Me!
<marquee width=300>http://www.frichild.com<b>Friday's Child</b> - voted best new rock band by 3.5 million listeners on-line.</marquee>
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This message was edited by cuttericeman on 11-29-02 @ 11:16 AM
Carter Victim of Carjacking
Rookie wideout safe and sound after scary ordeal.
November 26, 2002
East Rutherford, N.J. - Tim Carter, the Giants rookie wide receiver, was the victim of a 3 «-hour carjacking ordeal Sunday night.
"We both knew our goals. I wanted to get home unharmed. They wanted the car. For them, it's just business."
- WR Tim Carter
Carter, who is on injured reserve with a torn Achilles tendon, was not hurt in the attack, but had his BMW M3, $10,000 in jewelry, $120, credit and ATM cards - plus his crutches - stolen.
Because he is injured, Carter did not accompany the team to Houston for Sunday's 16-14 loss to the Texans. So after watching the Giants-Texans on television, he went to see the movie, "Friday After Next" at the AMC multiplex at Clifton Commons on Route 3. Carter was alone when he approached his car after the movie.
"I came out of the movies, got into my car and realized it had been broken into (police said the door lock had been punched out)," he said. "Because I was on crutches, I really couldn't do anything. But I felt the guys walking up on me and I was mentally prepared for the situation.
"There were two guys. One of them had a gun that he stuck in my ribs. He said, `Give me the keys.' I turned around and gave him the keys. I thought he was just going to take the car, but then he told me to get in the back seat. He didn't want me to tell the cops right away (if he had let me go). So I got in the car and they took off out of the parking lot."
With Carter sitting in the back seat of his car, the carjackers made a hasty escape.
"We got on Route 3 and then got on Route 21 to go to Newark," Carter said. "Somebody saw what had happened and they called the cops. The cops pulled over another white BMW on the highway. About a half-mile after we got on Route 21, we saw another white BMW pulled over. Then the cops saw us coming and they point, like `That's the car right there, we have the wrong car.' But when they saw the cops pointing they (the carjackers) took off.
EDIT: I shortened the article for easier viewing. I didn't get the memo about whole articles being disallowed. So Excuuuussseee Me!
<marquee width=300>http://www.frichild.com<b>Friday's Child</b> - voted best new rock band by 3.5 million listeners on-line.</marquee>
<a href="http://www.sifl-n-olly.com"><IMG SRC=http://cutter-iceman.scriptmania.com/images/chester-ville-head.gif></a><br>Do you mind if I call you Princess Passion?
This message was edited by cuttericeman on 11-29-02 @ 11:16 AM