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Is That Thing Loaded?

Robbers in Dublin, Ireland, have found a new way to get carjack victims out of their vehicles quickly: they toss a live rat in through the sunroof. The victims, typically women, usually leave the door open — great for entry by the robbers, who drive off with the car and the weapon. A police spokesman said victims should stay in their cars and “take their chances” with the rats. (Reuters) ...It would never work in New York: the rats are too big to fit through sun roofs.


Publication Date: 14 August 1994

This story is in True's book collection, Volume 1.
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