Here’s a story about a home invasion in Canada where the criminals brought a gun to a knife fight;
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s major crimes unit, along with a K-9 unit, responded to a report of a home invasion on Viking Road shortly after 10 p.m. where three men had forced their way into a residence.
A resident of the home was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. He has since been released.
One of the suspects, a 22-year-old man, was stabbed and is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
That suspect is under arrest and has been charged with break and enter, two counts of assault with a weapon, one count of attempted robbery and two counts of breaching a court order.
This morning’s feel good story comes from Alabama;
Capt. Jeff Bridges said a homeowner in the 3300 block of Smith Sims Road heard his alarm around 12:30 p.m. or 12:40 p.m. and retrieved his handgun.
Bridges said that the homeowner proceeded to his basement, where he found a white male hiding behind a freezer. The homeowner ordered the man out of the basement at gunpoint, Bridges said, and the suspect ran.
It was reported that the homeowner fired one shot at the suspect. Bridges said no evidence has been found yet of a shot fired.
Our first story comes from Pennsylvania where real gun always beats pellet gun;
Investigators say a 67-year-old man was walking on a path when the suspect ran up and demanded cash.
“He hears somebody running behind him. As he turns around, he sees a masked man with a gun pointed at him saying, ‘Give it up, give me all you got,” said Supt. Michael Chitwood, Upper Darby Township Police.
However the intended victim grabbed the suspect’s gun.
During the struggle, police say the victim pulled out his own weapon and fired one shot striking the attempted robber in the head, killing him.
Saturday evening, the owner of a video poker business at 420 Raleigh St. was walking to his car when men with guns walked toward him, according to police. Bullets were exchanged and one of the alleged robbers, 38-year-old Frankie Stukes of Wilmington, was hit. Police found his body alongside the building about 10 p.m.
Wilmington Police Department Detective Kevin Tully said Wednesday the robbery victim ran back inside his business – Bourbon Street Amusement – for safety. Tully said the man, who has not been publicly identified, did not know he had shot anyone until police told him.
“It’s pretty cut and dry,” Tully said. “He was on private property and he was approached by gunmen who tried to take his money. As far as we’re concerned, that was justifiable use.”
The homeowner, David Como told Channel 9 that he was in bed when he heard a noise. Como said he found a man in his garage.
Como said he took his gun and fired 6 “non-lethal” shots at the man, hitting him
“He run off, I shot him a few more times, like I said, nonlethal, it just hurts,” said Como. “I saw him fall in the driveway, so I went to get another gun because I shot all the bullets out the first one.”
According to Como, the man then jumped into Como’s truck and drove away.
“He was coming out of the driveway as I was coming out the front door and the deputy had just pulled up and he tried to run over the deputy. The deputy pulled up right as he was leaving the driveway with the truck,” Como said.
He’s still on the loose because firing non-lethal bullets at them is to their advantage not yours.
Old Trooper sent us this morning’s story which comes from Michigan where an 11-year-old was home alone;
[James Wasson, 53, of Detroit] knocked on all the doors and then forced entry into the residence, the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Department said.
The child hid in a bathroom closet with a shotgun, police said. The bathroom and the bathroom closet were eventually forced open by the suspect.
The 11-year-old aimed the gun at the suspect and the suspect fled from the residence, police said, adding the child was not harmed during the incident.
The police found Wasson and Rhonda Steward, 31, his getaway driver and they’re in custody today. The Washington Times says that the 11-year-old child was actually a little girl.
From Chief Tango comes a story from Texas where LTC Bateman’s question about why anyone shoudl take a gun to restaurant is answered once again.;
Investigators said that a disturbance occurred inside the Mien Tay Quan restaurant, which was full of customers at the time.
One of the men involved walked out to his vehicle and retrieved a handgun, deputies said. He then fired several times through the glass front door of the restaurant.
That’s when one of those customers, Anthony Yet, who happens to be an investigator with the Harris County Attorney’s Office, pulled out his service gun, immediately took aim and shot the suspect right then and there.
And finally, from Georgia, where an elderly woman was injured in a shoot-out with burglars;
The homeowner told deputies she heard a noise and found two burglars inside her house.
One of the burglars shot the woman three times. After getting shot, she managed to grab her gun and fire back, but the two got away.
“It’s a scary thing to know because my neighbors have been here a long time, and for the past six or seven years nothing has ever happened,” said neighbor Dipali Faldu.
Deputies don’t know if the homeowner shot one of the burglars. Deputies notified local medical staff to look for anyone wanting treatment for a gunshot wound.
This morning’s feel good story comes from Alabama;
According to a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office release, a homeowner in the 5000 block of Little Turtle Drive confronted a suspect breaking into his car around 1:30 a.m.
A second suspect shot at the homeowner, who was armed and returned fire. The suspects then fled south on Alabama Highway 119 in a dark sedan.
The homeowner was uninjured and it is unknown if the suspects were injured or not, but investigators believe the sedan was hit by gunfire.
The suspects remain at large, and the investigation is ongoing.
Range time for the homeowner. Too many people are getting away and you know they haven’t learned their lesson. Thanks to Chief Tango for the link.
So, let’s get this week started, first with news from Arkansas;
“There were three suspects that came in,” [Blytheville Police Captain Scott] Adams said. “One was armed and two came around the corner. The manager heard some loud noises or someone yelling, then she comes out and they see her. The offender with the gun shoots and she returns fire, then they all ran out.”
Adams said he doesn’t believe the suspects got away with anything and the employees helped police begin their investigation.
“The employees in the store were able to see which way they ran,” Adams said.
Police said a 35-year-old man broke into a home around 11 a.m. on the 1200 block of W. Mistletoe Ave.
The homeowner heard the break-in and went downstairs to investigate.
Police said the homeowner saw the suspected burglar in the kitchen and shot him.
The suspected burglar was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition.
Finally, we get Louisiana where the criminals don’t bother to do a good recon of their targets;
According to an initial investigation, LSP troopers determined that an off-duty Thibodaux police officer was at his residence in Labdieville when an unknown man broke into his home in an attempted burglary.
The LSP said the officer was shot at when he attempted to stop the buglar. He returned fire on the suspect who fled into a nearby vehicle.
According to the report, the suspect was able to leave the scene on Louisiana Highway 1. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Our Sunday morning story this week is another foiled Craigslist plot in Georgia this time;
Police said the man, whose name has not been released, was killed early Friday by one of two men from Winder who thought they were selling him an English bulldog.
Dog breeder Walter Gonzalez told police he got out of the car and a man standing outside a home drew a gun on him.
Gonzalez’s friend, Salvador Burgos, told officers he also had a gun and shot the man. Gonzalez and Burgos fled and then called police.
