Seeking hooker on Craigslist, man gets carjacked
Every time you turn around these days, someone is using Craigslist for something that Johnny Law would not approve of. Now we hear of a man in Northern California getting carjacked after he responded to an ad for a rendezvous with a prostitute.
Talk about pimp my ride.
The 23-year-old Brentwood man was robbed Monday night after going to a house in Pittsburg, Calif., after responding to an alleged ad for prostitution, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News. When no one answered the door, the man returned to his GMC Sierra where he was met by two men, who took his money and keys before striking him on his head with the butt of a shotgun.
Pittsburg police say they occasionally have to deal with robberies set up through the popular online bulletin board, but this one smacks of the guy who calls the police to report that someone stole his marijuana.
Craigslist is no stranger to postings that solicit illegal activities. In the past, the popular site has seen ads for prostitution, fake sex ads to harass people, and even an invitation to loot and trash a house. Most recently, a Michigan woman was accused of using Craigslist to try to hire a hit man to kill the wife of a man with whom she had had an affair.
Steven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. Before joining CNET News in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers. E-mail Steven. 
- Serves him right!
- by jimmyhoops February 27, 2008 10:54 AM PST
- That's hilarious! Easy come easy go;o) Next time he should stick
- Reply to this comment
-
-
- Yeah ... because violent crime is MUCH better than solicitation
- by driven01 February 27, 2008 2:10 PM PST
- I can't believe someone can say "serves him right". We've moved
- View all 2 replies
Processing -
(8 Comments)to cruising Hollywood boulevard. At least he didn't have the
chance to contract any diseases and the car is replaceable.
Or better yet, take a trip to the bunny ranch...after all, they're open
all night;o)
from a crime that happens indoors that robs a government of
sales-tax and a potential spread of some VD to a violent car
jacking where a gun was used.
What's next? Saying "serves him right" when someone gets
beaten for jay-walking?
How about we leave the justice to the law enforcement agencies
instead of encouraging other criminal activities, shall we?