Man accused of threatening repo man with pistol
February 2nd, 2009 by Ana X. Ceron
Daniel Lopez
PORT ST. LUCIE — A repo man called police to report he was threatened with a pistol while he was trying to repossess a pick-up truck this morning.
The man told police he was trying to verify the vehicle identification number of a white Ford pick-up truck parked outside of a home in the 5400 block of Northwest Bolin Street when Daniel Lopez threatened him with a pistol shortly before 2 a.m.
The man said he identified himself as a repo agent, but Lopez, 28, cursed him and ordered him to leave his property. The agent retreated and called police.
When police got to the home and knocked on the door, nobody answered, according to a police report. Phone calls also went unanswered, the report states.
About 17 minutes later, police said, a woman opened the door and said that Lopez was inside.
Lopez denied wielding a gun, but told police he had two semi-automated pistols in his nightstand.
During questioning, Lopez also rattled off a list of high-ranking officers at the Port St. Lucie police department, telling an officer that they outranked the officer and were his friends.
Lopez was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. He is being held at the St. Lucie County jail on $10,000 bail.
Tags: aggravated assault, Bolin Street, Daniel Lopez, pickup truck, repo
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February 3rd, 2009 at 9:30 am
After reading this story I find it hard to believe that the police department arrested the guy whom I feel is the victim, a stranger enters someones property and claims to be a repo agent the owner of the property tries to protect his property and gets arrested, worse case lets assume the guy is a repo agent does the law in florida not state that if they can repo the collateral without causing a disturbance they can do so, not to mention they can not trespass ?these so called repo agents try every thing they can to cause these situations and then turn to law enforcement for help they should be arrested, the banks are entitled to there collateral but not under these circumstances. Jail the repo agents for the laws they break as well..
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:35 am
You sound like a disgruntled dead beat! If the guy who pulled the gun thought he was doing the right thing, why didnt he call the police and hold the repo man until police arrived. Why didn’t this guy answer his door for 17 minutes after police arrived on scene? Why did he feel he had to name drop high ranking officers in the police department in an attempt to intimidate the arresting officer?
This guy who pulled the gun was no victim. He’s just another deadbeat punk who shouldn’t have the right to own a gun.
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:24 pm
You too must be a repo man you stick together like the scum you guys are you thrive on other peoples mis fortunes and if you would have read my post sir you would have noticed that I clearly said that they are entitled to there collateral if the repo guy wasn’t such a piece of garbage he would have went to the mans door during the day and tried to collect the collateral and if that failed the bank can always use a writ to recover the property these guys that sneak around in the middle of the night should be shot they are nothing more than what you call people DEADBEATS!! SO ARE YOU A DEADBEAT? As far as the guy throwing names around that seems to be pretty common around these parts and the officer acted in a proper manner not letting the victim throw names around and intimidate him with names or people he knew you are quick to call names which shows a great deal of insecurity on your part..With all said sir are you a repo man or just some loud mouth that comes and blogs to irritate people?? Oh by the way no I’m not a deadbeat sir I am someone who you could never be a GENTLEMEN.
February 4th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I’n neither a repo man or a deadbeat. I pay my bills on time. I wish I could say the same for the suspect whom you incorrectly call a victim. The bank is the real victim because they were trusted the suspect with a loan and he defaulted. Moral of the story, pay your bills. If you don’t, you have no right to get angry when the bank comes to take their stuff back. And since it’s the bank’s property, they can take it in any manner allowed under the law. Which includes taking the truck in the middle of the night without first notifying the deadbeat who failed to pay his bills.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I too have been victim of repo men. Banging on my door at 4am. When i expressed to the repo man to come back at more suitable time, He threatened me. I did not give him the car that night and the next thing I know im being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Im very interested to know if its the same repo man.