Daniel964
Member
I was approching my workplace this morning about 4:10-4:15AM. As I was approching the parking lot at work I noticed a guy walking down the sidewalk by the lot.
Nothing unusal about this in that neighborhood. As I was turning into the lot I noticed he stopped and turned to watch me pull in. I started slowing down so I could keep a better watch on him and I noticed he stepped into the bushes by the lot to watch me. As I turned into a parking space he started walking toward me.
I could hear him saying something and waveing his left arm around. He had a bag in his right hand. I looked directly at him and made a pushing away motion whith my right hand as thats the direction he was coming from. He kept coming toward my car so I kept moveing and headed back out of the parking lot.
This all took less time than what seems like 20 seconds.
I went down the street about 3 blocks and pulled into a grocery store parking lot which was open at the time. I waited about 5 minutes debating on weather to call 911 or not. I decided to drive back by my work place and see if he was still around. If he was I Planned on calling 911 to report what was going on.
At the time this was occuring I didn't know if he was a bum that was going to ask for a handout. If he planned on mugging me or what the plan was. Thats why I left the area.
Is their anything I could have done better in this situation?
I usually try to be aware of my surrondings and check out the area before I get out of my car.
Also their was supposed to be a security guard in the lot at 4:00 AM but one never showed up till about 5:30 AM.
Nothing unusal about this in that neighborhood. As I was turning into the lot I noticed he stopped and turned to watch me pull in. I started slowing down so I could keep a better watch on him and I noticed he stepped into the bushes by the lot to watch me. As I turned into a parking space he started walking toward me.
I could hear him saying something and waveing his left arm around. He had a bag in his right hand. I looked directly at him and made a pushing away motion whith my right hand as thats the direction he was coming from. He kept coming toward my car so I kept moveing and headed back out of the parking lot.
This all took less time than what seems like 20 seconds.
I went down the street about 3 blocks and pulled into a grocery store parking lot which was open at the time. I waited about 5 minutes debating on weather to call 911 or not. I decided to drive back by my work place and see if he was still around. If he was I Planned on calling 911 to report what was going on.
At the time this was occuring I didn't know if he was a bum that was going to ask for a handout. If he planned on mugging me or what the plan was. Thats why I left the area.
Is their anything I could have done better in this situation?
I usually try to be aware of my surrondings and check out the area before I get out of my car.
Also their was supposed to be a security guard in the lot at 4:00 AM but one never showed up till about 5:30 AM.