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"He's trying to carjack somebody," Shiflett told his partner. He asked the pilot to take the helicopter down to about 150 feet, just above the treetops. Like a giant wasp ready to sting, Foxtrot 3 buzzed above the scene. If they could scare the guy off into the woods, they could prevent him from harming anyone.A car dodged around to the right of the suspect and kept on going.
Shiflett did a quick reconnaissance of the area. Telephone and power poles threaded with wires marched along either side and crisscrossed River Road. If they attempted a landing, the copter would tangle and crash.
Circling just above the trees in a tight orbit, the cop watched in frustration as the suspect waved down a black SUV. The SUV slowed. Shiflett grabbed the mike of the copter's public address system, and bellowed out a warning: "Don't stop. Keep moving!"
A neatly dressed young black man wearing glasses ran across the road in front of Marna's car and headed toward the woods on her right. Then he turned and darted back into her lane. She tried to swerve around him, but he waved his arms and blocked her way. He seemed frantic. "Stop, stop," he yelled, pointing at the woods while running around to her door. "My daughter needs help!"
Concerned, the young mom rolled down her window. And his demeanor changed instantly. He reached inside and grabbed the door handle. "Get out of the car," he ordered.
"No! My kids," Marna cried, trying to fight him off, but he yanked her out of the SUV and threw her to the pavement in the opposite lane.
On her feet and at the back door almost as soon as she hit the ground, she pleaded with her attacker, "Take the car. Just let me get my kids."
He ignored her cries and adjusted the controls. Near panic, Marna unbuckled the seat belt that held Paul snug in his car seat. She pulled him toward her, but her little boy's arm caught in the shoulder harness.
Oh, my God, she realized. The car was still moving. Her son would be dragged along the road if she couldn't free him.
Out of time, she did probably the most difficult thing imaginable: She pushed her child back in the car and slammed the door.
"Mom?" Paul cried out to her. Edie whimpered. Marna's heart twisted. She ran behind her SUV as the carjacker sped away.
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