Buddies help police track down car prowl suspect
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. - A man suspected of breaking into people's cars will be in court Thursday to learn the charges against him after he was apprehended by two friends.
On Tuesday night, Chris Goldsmith and his friend Shaun said they heard a noise outside their apartment. Shaun went out to check and discovered a man in his buddy Chris’s car.
When confronted, the suspect ran off but Shaun chased after him.
Police showed up but by then the friends said the suspect had disappeared.
However, the men said the suspect showed up later looking for his cell phone and that's when Chris called 9-1-1 again.
Police responded and arrested Abimeal Maldonado-Canul. Investigators said he is also a suspect in some break-ins in the town of Cornelius.
Although Chris says he had nothing stolen from his car, police said they did find Maldonado-Canul in possession of some stolen property.
"It'd be great if they could catch everybody like this,” Goldsmith said, “but it just doesn't happen.”
Good guys, these two. Â Got the job done the American way. Â No shooting up the parking lot for extra bravado, just all man, real man.
Chris Goldsmith describes his and a friend's interlude with a car prowl suspect last Tuesday.
Interlude with a car prowler? What were they doing, listening to chamber music together?Â
You car prowl, lose your cell phone then go back to get it? He must have been high.
Well done Mr Goldsmith!
the suspect must've heard he was a goldsmith and thought he'd have a bunch of bling
This did happen in Tijuanilius after all.
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@Dr. Rawdog It's always best if no one has to be shot, Dr. Rawdog, but there are times when the criminal leaves no option.
@theprodigal @Dr. Rawdog But you're not talking about the rent-a-cop who shot and killed the young man because a car alarm was going off across the street, are you? Â
@theprodigal @Dr. Rawdog I think where I hopped to the conclusion is the similarity between this story and the other one with the guy from Vancouver.  In that case, the guy definitely had options other than shooting.  I'm glad these two guys kept their wits about them and didn't overreact....bad guy was caught, everyone lived to see another day.  Â
@Sundowner @theprodigal @Dr. Rawdog Sundowner, I am not exactly sure which part of my post your response means. If by ". . . you're not talking about the rent-a-cop who shot and killed the young man . . . " you are referring to the "no option" part of my post, your are right. I was NOT referring to that situation. When I think of no other option, I think of situations where the criminal has done something like opened fire, etc.
The problem with the dirtbags like Abimeal is that they will get slapped on the wrist, and sent back into society "to play nice".Â
Yeah. Right.Â
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@TheUglyTruth Because you're a bigot?
@Sundowner @TheUglyTruth It's always bigotry when people say stuff I don't agree with too.
@Sundowner @TheUglyTruth Could be worse I guess, could be a liberal you know.
@pdxd Arn't they all busy watching Nascar this time of year?
@pdxd OMG that was so bigoted. Anyway you shouldn't talk about Biden like that.
At least the suspect wasn't one of those well respected shot-gun totin' redneck missing 8 teeth, with a lifetime supply of Skoal