Robbers take Tuskegee Airman's money, car in separate crimes in St. Louis

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A 93-year-old man unable to find his daughter's house lost his money, then his car in separate crimes involving at least three suspects, St. Louis police say.

Police said the victim had been a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famous African-American pilots who fought in World War II.

The incidents happened at about 11:20 a.m. Sunday, said police, who gave this account:

After getting lost while trying to drive to his daughter's house, the victim stopped near McPherson Avenue and Sarah Street in the Central West End neighborhood and was attempting to call her when a man got in the car. The suspect took cash from the victim's pants pocket, got out of the vehicle, entered an older, black, four-door car and left.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/robbers-take-tuskegee-airman-s-money-car-in-separate-crimes/article_63c75c78-5896-53e0-b747-86c8edd6bac0.html

[murielm99]

1. Robbing someone that elderly.

What is wrong with people?

[AnPak]

6. That's what criminals do...

Target the vulnerable...

[A Little Weird]

2. Shameful

[AngryAmish]

3. Stay classy, St Louis.

What a shit town.

[snooper2]

5. Yep, it's a dying shithole- lost half it's population since 1950

[SaintLouisBlues]

9. What crime-free nirvana do you call home?

[SaintLouisBlues]

10. Angry eh? Your home region sucks, wherever it might be.

[potone]

4. If you read the full story it's even worse.

Not only was he robbed, but when he stopped and asked for help after that, his car was stolen. Now that is having a bad day!

[Archae]

7. Even money says the robbers are tweakers.

Meth addicts will steal their Mothers' life savings for their fix.

[secondvariety]

8. Shameful.

After Rosa Parks was mugged, nothing surprises me.