Alphecca: Tacoma: Armed Clerk Saves Councilman

May 12, 2006

Tacoma: Armed Clerk Saves Councilman

Thanks to reader Richard Gardner for this one. From the News Tribune (WA):

Tacoma police were looking Wednesday for the driver of a late-model black Jaguar who attacked Tacoma City Councilman Rick Talbert in the parking lot of a downtown dry cleaner.

Talbert, 40, said he was hit in the face and back and pushed into his pickup during the altercation shortly before noon Tuesday.

The attacker threatened to kill Talbert and was reaching behind his back as if for a gun when an armed clerk came out of the cleaners and ordered the man to back off, Talbert said.

Talbert said he had no idea who the man was or what prompted the assault. He doesn’t believe the attacker knew him or knew that he was a city councilman.

They got the license plate of the attacker (who drove away) and I imagine there can't be too many black Jaguars in the area. Interesting that the story leaves out the identity of the "armed clerk" who came to the rescue. Fortunately, CCRKBA notes that his name is Dan Korba and our hat tips to him.

I wonder why that is that MSM wouldn't play up the angle that an armed citizen prevented a crime...? (That's a rhetorical question.)

Posted by Jeff Soyer at May 12, 2006 06:46 AM

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"...being necessary to the security of a free state..."

Posted by: Bruce at May 12, 2006 10:22 AM

..."I wonder why that is that MSM wouldn't play up the angle that an armed citizen prevented a crime...?"

*crickets gently chirping in the darkness....*

Posted by: Ted B. (Charging Rhino) at May 12, 2006 10:32 PM

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Tacoma: Armed Clerk Saves Councilman

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