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Military vets who stopped carjacking, captured bank robbery suspect hailed as heroes
by KIMBERLY KING, BRITTANY WHITEHEAD | WLOS
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) —

Three military veterans are being hailed as heroes for risking their own lives to take down a man wanted for a string of bank robberies -- and save a woman from a carjacking.

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The real story is, there was an elderly woman getting carjacked and citizens went into action," Black Mountain Police Chief Steve Parker said on Thursday. "Obviously, we always say you have to use caution and be careful, but they stepped up and could've maybe saved a life and stopped somebody who's a dangerous criminal.
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