I was heading home from work yesterday about 6:15 on a six lane divided boulevard just east of one of the busiest intersection around so envision
lots of traffic. Right in front of me, I see this guy run across all six lanes to the other side (AND making it!) without looking left or right! A couple of cars produce smoke and one gets a little sideways! First thing I thought was, what a friggin idiot. Next thing I see is a police SUV, lights and siren going, coming across traffic, bouncing across the median, and hauling butt after the guy!
Too much traffic to pay attention to that so I shrug it off and move on. By the time I get to the intersection, 3 more police cruisers are beat feeting it to the scene.
I turn at the intersection heading north on another six lane divided boulevard and as usual, give the truck some throttle (never been accused of being lightfooted) and notice this 06 white Malibu coming up in the right lane and passing me. No big deal, lots of speeders down here. Looking north, here comes another cruiser heading south with lights and siren and then I notice
the Malibu visibly slowing and using me as a block (figured this out later)
AND the passenger ducking down! So this piques my interest and now I am watching them. They speed back up and the guy pops back up. Here comes ANOTHER southbound cruiser hot to trot and the Malibu and passenger slow and duck again! Now there is
no question in my mind that this car and the running guy are somehow connected.
So I decide to note the plate, car make/model, and a description of the two as I turn away to my house and they continue on. I get home about 2 minutes later and think about it for 30 seconds and then call the local police. Tell them the whole thing, they thank me, and I hang up.
OK, you ready for this? About an hour later, I get a call from the police. They got the two in the car (and the running man) and they thanked me! I was the
only call on the car. Anyway, these idiots tried to rob a mom/pop store in that mini-mall. I wondered about the officer that jumped the median but I figure he just happened to be really close?
So, do I rock or what!!??
