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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Car owner charged with threatening repo man with gun
By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
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LEICESTER — A repo man who went to a Leicester home shortly before 3 a.m. Monday morning was allegedly forced at gunpoint to offload the car.
According to court documents, Alexander Brundige, 38, of 29 Beech St., Leicester, confronted George Griffin, who was on his back on the ground hooking chains to a car he had been hired to repossess from outside Mr. Brundige’s home.
Mr. Griffin allegedly told police that Mr. Brundige pointed a gun, which police later discovered was a loaded Glock .22 with a round in the chamber, at his head and told him to unhook the car. Mr. Griffin told police he complied.
Mr. Griffin’s girlfriend, who was with him, called police, who could hear some of the conversation in the background, including what sounded like Mr. Griffin saying he’d take the car off the tow truck. Officer Frank T. Bulman went to the house in time to see Mr. Brundige go inside. When he came back out, police frisked him, then went inside with him and retrieved the gun. Police said he told the officer he thought the car was being stolen and donned his winter boots, got the gun from a safe, loaded it and went outside. He said he did not have time to call police.
Mr. Brundige was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery. Because the car was being repossessed, it was not considered to be his property, the police report indicates.
Police were instructed by Chief James J. Hurley to seize the gun and Mr. Brundige’s pistol permit.
Mr. Brundige was arraigned Tuesday and released on $5,000 cash bail. He will be back in court on Feb. 24 for a pretrial hearing.
What do you think?
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Car owner charged with threatening repo man with gun
By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
1 comment | Add a comment
LEICESTER — A repo man who went to a Leicester home shortly before 3 a.m. Monday morning was allegedly forced at gunpoint to offload the car.
According to court documents, Alexander Brundige, 38, of 29 Beech St., Leicester, confronted George Griffin, who was on his back on the ground hooking chains to a car he had been hired to repossess from outside Mr. Brundige’s home.
Mr. Griffin allegedly told police that Mr. Brundige pointed a gun, which police later discovered was a loaded Glock .22 with a round in the chamber, at his head and told him to unhook the car. Mr. Griffin told police he complied.
Mr. Griffin’s girlfriend, who was with him, called police, who could hear some of the conversation in the background, including what sounded like Mr. Griffin saying he’d take the car off the tow truck. Officer Frank T. Bulman went to the house in time to see Mr. Brundige go inside. When he came back out, police frisked him, then went inside with him and retrieved the gun. Police said he told the officer he thought the car was being stolen and donned his winter boots, got the gun from a safe, loaded it and went outside. He said he did not have time to call police.
Mr. Brundige was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery. Because the car was being repossessed, it was not considered to be his property, the police report indicates.
Police were instructed by Chief James J. Hurley to seize the gun and Mr. Brundige’s pistol permit.
Mr. Brundige was arraigned Tuesday and released on $5,000 cash bail. He will be back in court on Feb. 24 for a pretrial hearing.
What do you think?