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Woman thwarts carjacker.(Exercising The Right)

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| December 29, 2003 | Lee, Robert W. | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

At about 5 p.m. on October 24, a Boutte, Louisiana, woman who works in the central business district of New Orleans was getting into her Jeep Cherokee at a parking lot after work when a strange man approached. Claiming to have a handgun (it was later determined that he did not), he demanded that she get out of the car. Rather than comply, the ...

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