The girls mother believes this could have ended badly. Im thankful god was watching over her. She hopes the man will be caught. Until then shell be keeping close watch on her daughter. Ill be walking her to the bus stop. She doesnt want to walk alone anymore so ill be walking with her. Her friends will walk with her. The Manatee County School District will check lighting and stops and ask students for aware of their surroundings all the time. A riverview carpenter thought craigslist was a good place to ties home repair services. He got lured into a home where he was robbed and carjacked. A group of teenagers are charged with the crime and a vigilant neighbor is applauded for helping track them down. Aaron mesmer is live in riverview. We heard of people with things happening to, but this time the guy was Offering Services and they lure him over . Reporter yeah, he thought he was coming here to give an estimate. Thats not at all what was happening. Were told by neighbors this house was j
Thats suspicious. So is what happened next. A red car pulled in. A few minutes later, teens jumped in and sped away. They were hiding on on backside of the house. When he pulled into the driveway, they bum rushed him. Hillsborough deputies say it was a wellplanned crime. A carpenter placed an ad on craigslist offering to do Home Remodeling work. He got a call from someone who lured him to the abandoned home on lynmoor drive. When he got there he was greeted by a female at the door. A group of teens robbed the carpenter and carjacked him. Neighbors ran over to help. He was really shaken. Hes a good christian man. Little did the victim know someone next door was watching. I never witnessed crime like that so close to my home ever before. Michelle battle called 911 before the crime was even finished. In a matter of minutes, deputis spotted the stolen car, chased it down i75 and arrested five years old. Unfortunately kids are getting involved in crime earlier and earlier. Detectives to do