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A retired Ohio police officer in town to visit colleges with his daughter saw his car stolen by a man who then ditched the vehicle and used the cop's sidearm to carjack a woman and flee in her vehicle, police said.
The onetime cop had pulled up to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel near South Bay Plaza when a man posing as a valet offered to take the keys to his Dodge Caravan, police said.
The cop obliged, leaving his duty weapon behind in the vehicle, and the lead-footed thief sped away, police said. The cop quickly realized his mistake and latched on to the vehicle. He was dragged a short distance until he fell to the ground injured, police said.
Minutes later the crook ditched the minivan on a side street, police said. By then he'd found the police officer's weapon, took it from the car and run a few blocks to Dorchester Avenue, where he spotted a Jeep Wrangler parked in front of a woman's home, police said.
"He knocked on her door, pointed the gun at her and demanded her keys and took off," a police official said.
The call for that second carjacking came in about 20 minutes after the first one, and this time police were ready. Seconds after a description of the vehicle was broadcast, police spotted the Jeep near Columbia Road and managed to stop him on Stoughton Street, where he was arrested.
Boston police also found the Ohio cop's gun behind a home on nearby Thornley Street.
The retired police officer was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries due to his attempt to stop the robbery. The man arrested was being held at the South Boston precinct and had not been charged as of last night.
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The onetime cop had pulled up to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel near South Bay Plaza when a man posing as a valet offered to take the keys to his Dodge Caravan, police said.
The cop obliged, leaving his duty weapon behind in the vehicle, and the lead-footed thief sped away, police said. The cop quickly realized his mistake and latched on to the vehicle. He was dragged a short distance until he fell to the ground injured, police said.
Minutes later the crook ditched the minivan on a side street, police said. By then he'd found the police officer's weapon, took it from the car and run a few blocks to Dorchester Avenue, where he spotted a Jeep Wrangler parked in front of a woman's home, police said.
"He knocked on her door, pointed the gun at her and demanded her keys and took off," a police official said.
The call for that second carjacking came in about 20 minutes after the first one, and this time police were ready. Seconds after a description of the vehicle was broadcast, police spotted the Jeep near Columbia Road and managed to stop him on Stoughton Street, where he was arrested.
Boston police also found the Ohio cop's gun behind a home on nearby Thornley Street.
The retired police officer was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries due to his attempt to stop the robbery. The man arrested was being held at the South Boston precinct and had not been charged as of last night.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2008_10_22_Cops_report_carjack_spree/