An armed, off-duty Maryland police officer sent two suspected carjackers fleeing when he fired his weapon as they forced his family out of a vehicle near a large shopping mall outside of Washington, D.C., police say.
“Continue to remain diligent. Be aware of your surroundings,” Prince George Assistant Chief Vernon Hale III said during a press conference last week. “As you can see, if this can happen to an off-duty officer, it can certainly happen to a family. So, we want to make sure that everybody remains diligent, take care of one another, and keep your eyes open.”
Hale said an unidentified off-duty police officer with the department was assisting two of his family members as they got into their personal vehicle at about 5 p.m. Thursday in Oxon Hill when they were approached by at least two suspects, Fox 5 DC reported. The family was in a parking lot that serves office buildings, including dental and medical offices, and is located across the street from the Tanger Outlets National Harbor shopping center.
The off-duty cop and his family were forced from the vehicle, Hale said, calling the incident an “apparent carjacking.”
No doubt they will charge the cop with something if they can–trying to keep the downtrodden from getting a new car…
Keeping your eyes open does not equate to being fully prepared to defend and protect.
PG County is like the freakin’ Wild West. Anything goes at any time.
Never know WHO is a COP !!!! Better Behave !!! LOL LOL