Man fights off car thieves in Louisiana

ALL RIGHT, KATHY, THANK YOU. CAR THEFT IS A CRIME THAT PLAGUES PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY. LAST YEAR AND MORE THAN 4000 CARS WERE STOLEN IN THIS CITY LAST YEAR AND 2022, MORE THAN THAT, 4000 CARS ANTHOLOGIES SAID WERE STOLEN, 4011, TO BE EXACT, AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 35% FROM LAST YEAR. IT’S A CRIME TAKE SERIOUSLY. AND ON CHRISTMAS DAY, ONE MAN FELL VICTIM AND TRIED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. SO THE VIDEO WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU NOW IS VERY SERIOUS. AS WDSU ANCHOR TRAVERS REPORTS, EXPERTS SAY NEVER TRY TO INTERVENE ON YOUR OWN OWN. THIS MAN WHO WE’RE NOT IDENTIFYING, SIMPLY DROPPING OFF A PRESENT TO A NEIGHBOR CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE UPTOWN. YOU SEE HIM WALKING UP TO THE HOME, GIFT IN HAND. HE LEFT HIS RED SUV RUNNING, TELLING WDSU NEWS ONLY EXPECTED HIS DELIVERY TO TAKE ABOUT 60 SECONDS. THAT’S WHEN SILVER SUV PULLS UP TWO MALES INSIDE. ONE GETS OUT AND THEN GETS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE RED SUV. THE VICTIM SEES WHAT’S HAPPENING AND HE ACTS. FIRST OFF, STANDING IN FRONT OF CAR. THEN AGAIN, IMPEDING THE DRIVER FROM FLEEING. HE THROWS THE GIFT AT THE CAR. HE US. IT WAS A POT OF GUMBO AND THEN CLIMBS ON TOP, REACHING IN THROUGH THE SUNROOF TO TRY AND WRESTLE THE SUSPECT OUT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HE GETS THE MALE’S JACKET OFF AND. THE SUSPECT EXITS THE CAR, GETS BACK INTO THE SILVER SUV, AND THEN DRIVES OFF. YOUR ADRENALINE’S GOING, BUT YOU HAVE TO THINK AGAIN. MOST THESE PEOPLE ARE ARMED. FORMER NOPD AND SECURITY EXPERT MICHAEL SUN SAYS PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE DEFINITELY WITH CRIME. BUT SHOULD NEVER, EVER TAKE INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. IT’S DANGEROUS FOR YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION. GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN. TRY AND GET A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE PERPETRATORS AND LET THEM GO AGAINST PROPERTY. YOU CAN BE REPLACED. THE VICTIM, WHO ONCE AGAIN DOES WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, TELLS US HE’S, LIVED IN NEW ORLEANS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. AND HE SAYS BEEN FED UP WITH CRIME IN THE CITY. THE VICTIM ALSO SAYS IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT SENT TO WDSU, I WAS NEARLY RUN OVER TWICE, REACTED ON INSTINCT TO PROTECT MYSELF AND MY PROPERTY. WHAT WOULD DO IN THIS SITUATION? IN HINDSIGHT, THERE WERE BETTER DECISIONS COULD HAVE MADE. BUT I AM FED UP WITH CRIME IN OUR CITY. WE, OUR POLICE AND MUNICIPAL TO DO WHAT’S NECESSARY, PROTECT ITS CITIZENS. REPORTING UPTOWN, I’M TRAVERS MACKEL WDSU NEWS. THE VICTIM DID FILE A POLICE REPO

Caught on camera: Man fights off car thieves in Louisiana, takes matters into his own hands

Updated: 3:26 AM EST Jan 5, 2023

More than 4000 cars were stolen in New Orleans last year. Car theft is a crime police take seriously, and on Christmas Day, one man fell victim and tried to take matters into his own hands.The victim— who sister station WDSU News is not identifying — was simply dropping off a present to a neighbor on Christmas Day. He left his red SUV running while dropping off a gift, telling sister station WDSU News he only expected his delivery to take 60 seconds.That's when this silver SUV pulls up, with two males inside, and one gets out and gets behind the wheel of the victim's red SUV.The victim then throws his gift at the car — he said it was a pot of gumbo — and climbs on top, reaching in through the sunroof to try and wrestle the suspect out.After a few seconds, he gets the thief's jacket, and the suspect exits the car, gets back into the other car, and they drive off. The victim issued sister station WDSU a statement:"I was nearly run over twice and reacted on instinct to protect myself and my property. What would you do in this situation? In hindsight, there were better decisions I could have made, but I am fed up with crime in our city. We expect our police and municipal leaders to do what is necessary to protect its citizens."The victim did file a police report online and said he did not suffer any serious injuries. Watch the video above for the full story.

More than 4000 cars were stolen in New Orleans last year.

Car theft is a crime police take seriously, and on Christmas Day, one man fell victim and tried to take matters into his own hands.

The victim— who sister station WDSU News is not identifying — was simply dropping off a present to a neighbor on Christmas Day.

He left his red SUV running while dropping off a gift, telling sister station WDSU News he only expected his delivery to take 60 seconds.

That's when this silver SUV pulls up, with two males inside, and one gets out and gets behind the wheel of the victim's red SUV.

The victim then throws his gift at the car — he said it was a pot of gumbo — and climbs on top, reaching in through the sunroof to try and wrestle the suspect out.

After a few seconds, he gets the thief's jacket, and the suspect exits the car, gets back into the other car, and they drive off.

The victim issued sister station WDSU a statement:

"I was nearly run over twice and reacted on instinct to protect myself and my property. What would you do in this situation? In hindsight, there were better decisions I could have made, but I am fed up with crime in our city. We expect our police and municipal leaders to do what is necessary to protect its citizens."

The victim did file a police report online and said he did not suffer any serious injuries.

Watch the video above for the full story.