Staged Carjacking?
Hi all,
First time posting on this sub and Reddit in general. I had a strange encounter on Kamehameha highway on Oahu near Kualoa Beach that I wanted to get second opinions on, as well as see if anyone had had a similar experience.
My wife and I were driving to meet family that’s staying on the island at about 1:30 a.m., July 3rd with our two month old daughter, driving a rental car. As we were driving, I saw a small white dog run across the street, and I immediately stopped the car. Shortly after, a Hawaiian woman appeared and started shouting towards the car. Unsure of what was happening, we paused for a moment. Finally I heard her say, “Call the police. That man is stealing my car.” Looking to the left side of the road, there was a car pulled over with a man rummaging through the second row driver‘s side. My wife told me to keep driving. Reluctantly, I did. Something seemed very off about the situation, the way the woman approached our car, and the small white dog.
I was afraid the woman might be in real trouble, so as we drove down the road, we called the police and reported what had happened. They sent someone to investigate.
As I reflect on this event, I am becoming more sure that we might have avoided a staged carjacking in which we may have found ourselves the victim. I searched the news about a car jacking last night and tonight, but I haven’t found anything.
Am I being paranoid? Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Is it likely this woman was actually being robbed?