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Old 01-30-2013, 04:26 PM   #1
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Florida thieves forced to shift gears during Corvette carjacking

Published January 29, 2013
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A Florida Corvette owner said he was almost carjacked at gunpoint, but the would-be thieves ran away because they couldn't figure out how to drive his car.

Randolph Bean was sitting in his bright yellow Corvette when two men took him by surprise, MyFoxOrlando.com reports. It was parked outside Orlando Regional Medical Center in downtown Orlando.

Bean said the two came from behind, and he "barely caught them in the mirror."

According to the police report, one of the men had a gun.

"He started yanking on the door and made me open the door. He kind of flung it open and dragged me out and demanded that I get on the ground... face down, so I couldn't look at him, of course," Bean told MyFoxOrlando.com.

Bean, 51, said one of the thieves pointed a gun at him while asking how to use the car.

"They apparently couldn't start it," Bean said. "I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch, because it's a standard transmission."

The suspects reportedly gave up and ran away, leaving Bean on the ground. Police tried searching for the suspects, but they took off.

"My first thought was I guess we don't have driver's ed in school anymore because no one knows how to drive a stick," Bean said. "And my second thing was, don't shoot me because you can't start the car. I'm trying to help you out here."

Though the thieves left the Corvette, they still made off with Bean's phone, keys and wallet.




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..... the owner wasn't hurt....



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Old 01-30-2013, 04:30 PM   #2
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Love it.

Good afternoon Becky.
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Old 01-30-2013, 04:38 PM   #3
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What I don't get is, why take his keys if you're not going to steal his car?
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Old 01-30-2013, 04:56 PM   #4
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What I don't get is, why take his keys if you're not going to steal his car?
Because theyre shiny.

Apparently ferrets and thieves think this way.

My ferret LOVED keys
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Old 01-30-2013, 05:27 PM   #5
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Thieves are so stupid.
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Old 01-31-2013, 08:42 AM   #6
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Maybe they're going to go read a "standard transmissions for dummies" book and then use his ID to show up at his house and try to steal his car a second time?
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