Posted by NtzMom55 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 1:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

It is really getting scary around here. Actually, it is getting scary everywhere. It seems like times are just getting worse.

Posted by lookingout (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 2:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Going to get worst before it gets better..

Posted by rattlesnake (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 2:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Another good reason to arm yourself. It would make these low life crooks think twice if they thought that they might end up looking down the business end of a .357 magnum.

Posted by straightshooter1 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 7:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Personally, I keep a 45 and a 44 handy. If one is going to have to defend ones self.....well, you know what I mean...lol

Posted by bear45 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 7:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Used to, you watched Jackson or Baton Rouge news to hear of robberies, armed robberies, killings, drug raids and all but now it is very, very close to home....Becoming a very scary situation, What are people going to do???

Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 7:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What morning was this?

Posted by justice (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 7:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

To bad this thug bum wasn't lucky enough to be looking down the barrel of a gun that morning . He just hit the lottery so to speak . He'll get a free room plus medical care if they catch him . What a trade for being a criminal .

Posted by humorme (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 7:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Dear Zippy's Owners, Video tape is a thing of the past. You can go to wal mart and buy digital cameras that record remotly to a hard drive for probably less than you lost in the robbery. I think your location requires you take steps to protect your assets and employees better.

Posted by ThomasR09 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 8:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Where exactly is the Zippy #7? The only gas station I can think of on N. Shields Lane is an Exxon. Is the Zippy #7 actually an Exxon?

Posted by firered (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I thought the Zippy was on MLK?

Posted by ladybuggs (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)

there is alot of zipy's. there's also one in the curb on homochitto st across from the donut shop. the signs doesn't read zipy.

Posted by jack (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

where were the police sounds like someone needs to go to work or is the ND printing these stories with not all the details (that would be smart) we donot need to know everything but really where were these police when this crime happened lets blame it on being short handed again mike

Posted by olderthandirt (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Shorthanded or not, the ones they DO have on the force need to be supervised.We had an officer investigate an accident and we were told he did not fill the report out correctly and it was the officer's responsibilty to find the driver...fled the scene and we had the license number. If he was a rookie, he should have had someone looking over his shoulder to make sure all was done right.Nothing has been done to apprehend the guilty.They just don't give a rip.Sad, sad.

Posted by blessed_momma (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm just so thankful that the clerk is ok and wasnt physically hurt! Praise God!

Posted by Hardcorps (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think the trash that Katrina washed up from New Orleans has had a great influence on our local thugs.
I'm glad the girl is safe also.

Posted by jack (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

blame it on Katrina no the blame needs to go with the leaders of Natchez to have professional officers This is all of our faults including your Hardcorps we are in this together

Posted by andy (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

go to work pd and catch these crooks

Posted by GopherBaroque (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 10:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)

We've all heard the clank clank of a pump shotgun loading. At my place that is the first thing a burgler will hear, the clank clank of my 12 gage pump.

Posted by lookingout (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 10:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

i agree with you hardcorps

Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 10:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

wonder if this was one of the same guys that tried to rob the girls at Bowie's???

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

My mother in law kept a sawed off shotgun under the counter at the store she owned. She only had to pull it once and apparently the word spread because she never had another problem. Of course that was long ago in a galaxy far away.

Posted by scarlettohara (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

HOW did the robber enter the store?? I have made purchases from this store several times at night, and am aware that they LOCK their doors around 11PM. There is a little window where you have to go if it is after the doors are locked.

So, how in the world would this person be able to enter through the door at that time of the morning???

Posted by scarlettohara (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

For all you conspiracy theorists out there...this one truly does seem suspicious to me.

Inside job?

Not only did the thieves enter through a door which is always locked, they were knowledable enough to break into the office to steal the tapes? Hmmm?

Posted by natchez500 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

come on lets call crime stoppers or the sheriff dept and police dept someone knows lets solve this crime

Posted by andy (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

i heard that two juveniles tried to kill themselves in the detention ceter got this from a natche policeman said the staff saved them wondered why the ND has not given these people credit for saving these kids

Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm with your Gopher

but it'll be the chink-ka-chink of my .45 over here, I usually don't keep one in the chamber, but then there'll be 13 shots ready, I love that ole .45. I need to get some hollow points to cut down on the collateral damage, hollow points are less likely to pass through a wall.

Posted by GopherBaroque (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 12:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

NO don't go with hollow points. They are considered "premeditated" shooting. Use something in there like snake or rat shot. They make it for a 45 but you might have to order it.

Posted by lambchop (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 1:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Personally, I don't think a lone female should be working all night in a convenience store where customers come in and out. It is just too dangerous. I worked nights for many years and came out of a building downtown alone. I was very careful and in doubt called cops to escort. In store owner should at least have a male and store owners might consider putting a phone in some non-obvious places. The crooks are so wise today because we tell them where everything is. Even news accounts and television shows educate. All they need to do is just watch a little and find the weak points. - Don't blame the cops -- they can't be everywhere. Hope those of you who always put down those in Natchez at all levels never need assistance.

Posted by happybunny (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

They made it mandatory in Florida that you had to have at least two employees working the night shift. I certainly wouldn't work alone at night on the graveyard shift.

Posted by mamatj (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 1:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Is it really necessary to run down police officers that you know nothing about. Once again lets beat them down verbally. Being a police officer is a thankless job. Please remember that there are some officers who take pride in serving their community and their country. A little support from the citizens they serve can go a long way. Try reaching out your hand to a police officer and/or firefighter the next time you run into one. You may be the very person they rescue one day.

Posted by redusmfan (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 2:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

First, video is a thing of the past. So are open doors after 10:00 pm. It s also common practice to build bullet-proof boxes for clerks to work in. It is a little strange to that they knew to look for video tapes. This is all a little too convenient....A pun on words there.

I hope they find everybody involved in this and send them all away.

Posted by whereitsat (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WOW!!! Godbold you are really concerned about this girls safety aren't you!

Posted by ksuplady15 (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I feel a girl/woman should never work in a store by herself; it presents too much of an opportunity for harm by "idiots".
I put myself through college years ago by working in convenience stores, sometimes at night, and I would never put my life on the line by doing it again. The owners of the store must not care much for their employees to put them in harms way like this. I worry when I come to Natchez for a visit, I live in a huge metro area, and percapita we have less crime than Natchez does. I love Natchez and always will, but something has to be done about the crime rate.
I don't have the solution; but there has to be one somewhere. I am truly worried the crime rate there is going to get worse.

Posted by texasranger (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You need to be packing anywhere you go that allows it by law. You can get a concealed weapon permit,It,s going to get much,much worse and quickly. Everytime prices go up the thugs,crackers,doper,s,thieves,crooks,nocounts are scammin,stealing and robbing more and more to feed whatever habits they have.They don,t care about anybody,just where their next crackrock is coming from or whatever their drug of choice is. They take over because the systems allows it. If they lined about a dozen each week up against a brick wall and shot them with a 10 guage full choke shotgun loaded with #4 buckshot. I can guarantee you crime would drop considerably. Knew a guy once that somebody was talking to about the levee breaking. The guy said if it breaks you need to put your shotgun in the boat first thing. The other guy asked him why,he said cause when the water starts rising everybody that don,t have a boat is going to want to capsize yours or steal it, They don,t care if they have to kill you for it,so put your gun in the boat before you load anything else. That,s the way things will be in Natchez if the all this crime keeps going at the present rate, just wait a little while. It,s going to get much worse before it gets better. That,s what this country is going to come to eventually whether we like it or not.You can do the above and protect what you have or they will take it,because the systems allows it and they know it. Just ask one, i saw a murderer laughing at a family on a reality channel tru tv. He had murdered their son and thought it was funny.

Posted by texasranger (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening?
Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder.
We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car.
But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'Stay the course'

Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned 'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the bums out!'

You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore.
The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs. While we're fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving 'pom-pom's' instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the 'AMERICA' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for.
I've had enough. How about you?

I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have.
The Biggest 'C' is Crisis ! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C's of leadership, crisis being the first.)

Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis.
It's easy to s it there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory.
Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.

On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history.

We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A Hell of a Mess So here's where we stand. We're immersed in a bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the country. We're losing the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices are skyrocketing,
and nobody in power has a coherent energy policy. Our schools are in trouble. Our borders are like sieves. The middle class is being squeezed every which way These are times that cry out for leadership.

But when you look around, you've got to ask:'Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense?
I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.

Posted by texasranger (anonymous) on July 22, 2008 at 11:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

2 Parts from LEE IOCOCOA Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo? We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to
do is react to things that have already happened.

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina.
Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the hurricane,
or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in the crucial hours after the storm.

Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again.
Now, that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you're going to do the next time.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there coul d ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese car companies?
How did this happen, and more important, what are we going to do about it?

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debit, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence
is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

I have news for the gang in Congress.

We didn't elect you to sit on your asses and
do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is everybody so afraid of? That some
bonehead on Fox News will call them a name?

Give me a break.
Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?

Had Enough?
Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope I believe in America . In my lifetime I've had the privilege of living through some of AMERICA's greatest moments. I've also experienced some of our worst crises: the 'Great Depression', 'World War II', the 'Korean War', the 'Kennedy Assassination', the 'Vietnam War', the 1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years culminating with 9/11. If I've learned one thing, it's this:

'You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. Whether it's building a better car or building a better future for our
children, we all have a role to play. That's the challenge I'm raising in this book. It's a call to 'Action' for people who, like me, believe in America . It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close. So let's shake off the crap and go to work. Let's tell 'em all we've had 'enough.'