Category: Feel Good Stories

Chief Tango sends us another story, this time from Las Vegas where a woman shot her ex-boyfriend when he forced his way into her home;

Citing the woman living at an apartment complex, [Las Vegas Metro police Lt. Eric] Lloyd said she called officers regarding a former boyfriend kicking on her door.

Police said the woman fired two shots at the man once he made entry into the unit, hitting him once in the chest.

The man fled from the scene and tried to hide in the area. A K9 unit was able to locate him behind bushes, Lloyd said.

She’s had enough range time, but she needs a larger caliber handgun. Romeo, who knows how to win back his woman is in intensive care.

In Oklahoma, an 11-year-old shot the man who stabbed her mother;

When officers got to the scene, they found a man, later identified as 25-year-old Leonard Henry, in the street. He was suffering from gunshot wounds.

According to police, Henry broke into the home and stabbed the woman. He is believed to be the woman’s ex-boyfriend, and police said the woman had a personal protection order against Henry.

Five children witnessed the violence against their mother. Police believe one of the children grabbed a gun and shot Henry as he tried to run off.

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Because a protective order is just a piece of paper.

Apparently, in Omaha, criminals are getting out of control, but homeowners are fighting back;

In the past two weeks, Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies have taken reports of eight burglaries in northwest part of the city that followed the same tactics. The thieves would knock. When no one answered they would kick in the door.

On Tuesday a thief smashed in the window next to the front door at a home near 144th and Fort. The owners were home but never went to the door because they didn’t recognize the person who kept knocking and ringing the doorbell.

When the burglar reached in to unlock the door through the broken glass the woman inside grabbed his arm and he ran. She suffered a cut wrist in the process.

“I had seven stitches,” she said.

We talked with her hours later. She said she was, “terrified and angry. Angry and violated. It will be a while before I feel completely safe in my home.”

Other thugs have been shot and killed and one was scared off by a homeowner with a knife, according to this report;

Chief Tango sends us a link from Nevada where we learn the lesson that you shouldn’t shoot just once at us old people;

According to Metro, two suspects walked into the home on the 1700 block of Breezewood Drive. There was no forced entry because the front door was open. One of the suspects fired one shot toward the homeowner, 73, who grabbed his gun and fired multiple shots to chase them away.

The suspects, who were juveniles, ran down the street, where a silver/grayish sedan was awaiting them.

Our feel good story today comes from Kentucky;

It happened at 8:45 a.m., when police were dispatched to a robbery in progress at the 96 Truck Stop in the industrial park north of Interstate 64’s Exit 96, Hall said.

Two men had entered the truck stop, and the one holding a gun demanded money.

“The store owner had a weapon and fired at the suspect with a gun, striking him,” Hall said. The robber “fled the scene and was later picked up in a field about a quarter of a mile away.”

The other man was tackled and held down by employees, Hall said.

The wounded man was initially taken to Clark Regional Medical Center and then flown to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where he was in stable condition, Hall said. His identity was not released, but he will face charges upon his release from the hospital.

Police identified the other man as Curtis Lloyd Wilkerson, 21, of Winchester. He was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and was being held in the Clark County jail.

Chief Tango sends us our feel good story this morning from Ohio;

Police said three men tried to rob the store, shooting the clerk in the legs. The clerk returned fire, killing two of the three would-be robbers.

The third robber, who wears a white mask and all black clothing in the surveillance video above, is still on the loose.

From another source;

Friends of the clerk say he always wore a gun on his hip at work. They praised his actions for standing up to criminals in a crime-plagued neighborhood.

“He’s a good guy, he’s always looking out for everybody,” said Clarence Harris. “I say, God bless him and thanks for protecting the neighborhood.”

A woman who wished to be identified as Helen echoed Harris’ praise, “He’d do anything for anybody. He grew up in this neighborhood… I think it’s justified.”

AW1Ed sends us first feel good story this morning, this time it’s from Texas and despite that it’s in Texas, it doesn’t involve a good guy with a gun;

[Jimmy] Morgan Jr. says [Thomas] McGowan entered his home through a window.

Morgan Jr. says he reached for the spear which he keeps close to his bed.

“This door is open within five seconds, probably within three seconds; this door was open and he was standing no more than two to three feet away from me,” Morgan Jr. says. “I looked at him, I didn’t see any weapons however I was terrified.”

Morgan Jr. says he was able to stab McGowan once.

He says McGowan was lucky to deflect the spear which only injured his hand and shoulder.

He says, “He started retreating and I started advancing and I was stalking him here, you never cross your legs, and I cornered him right here.”

In addition, he says, “The door was locked and shut. He was panicked at this point. He said, ‘I can’t get out, I can’t get out’.”

Morgan Jr. says after fumbling with the door McGowan was able to get outside.

“As he was running, he smeared blood from here to high heaven and he splattered here and he splattered there and splattered all over there. It was like a deer,” Morgan Jr. says.

The second story comes from Chief Tango and happened in South Carolina;

The resident told deputies the man entered his home without permission and began attacking his dog. The resident warned the man to leave several times before retrieving his handgun and firing two times striking the intruder, the report states.

The resident’s story was corroborated by witness statements, deputies say.

Chief Tango sends us our first story this morning from Houston;

“We never thought we’d get robbed because there’s always so many people in here,” Nickel said. “We were in the back mixing some boudin and everybody came in and goes: ‘Run, run outside. There’s somebody in here with a gun.’

“I looked out a window and all I could see was his hand with a pistol. I didn’t know what to do.”

That’s when Nickel took action. He fired two shots, hitting the man in the back of the head.

“Just spur of the moment,” he said. “I just did what I had to do. Everything happened and I just did it on instinct. I was just worried about everyone else in here.”

The robber stumbled out of the door and was able to run away, as the search for the robber continues.

The next story comes from Oregon;

The resident told deputies he’d been staying at the house, which belonged to a relative who died over a year ago, because the home has been burglarized several times in the last few weeks.

The Sheriff’s Office said the man was awakened by someone trying to force their way in through the front door. He shot a single round from a shotgun at the door, which hit Kustov in the head and neck.

Deputies arrested Kustov’s alleged accomplice, Rebecca Picken, 20, of Molalla, for drug possession and distribution charges. Picken is being held at the Clackamas County Jail.

Chief Tango sends us our feel good stories this morning. The first is from Illinois;

The 34-year-old female resident reported that when she returned home, she noticed damage to her front door which she assumed was caused by a burglar.

When the resident entered the condo, she allegedly found an unknown male/white subject in her bedroom. She fired a shot at him and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. The man was later identified as Noah I. Perlman, 33, of 140 W. Wood St. Apt. 205.

According to Palatine police, the female resident noticed that Perlman had a hammer and large screwdriver in his hands. The resident then retrieved her legally-owned handgun and confronted him.
She stated that she feared for her life as she fired her weapon once — missing the alleged intruder.

The next story comes from Oklahoma;

Cathy Kouba’s home security system alarm jolted her awake Thursday night. She said she realized someone was trying to kick in her back door.

“I have a daughter that’s handicapped and she was asleep on the bottom floor,” Kouba said. “And so for the fear of her being hurt, motherly instincts kick in and, you know, I worked hard for what I’ve got. And you’re not going to come and take it away from me.”

Kouba said she grabbed the gun her son gave her for Mother’s Day and ran out the front door to confront the intruder out back.

“[I cocked the gun], saw that the door had broke down, then I saw him hitting over the fence and head to the creek,” Kouba said.

Kouba said she fired and thinks she hit him in his backside. Adding insult to injury, the intruder got tangled in her electric fence before escaping.

“[The police] didn’t get him but, you know, I’m sure he’s going to end up in the hospital somewhere. I mean, he’s got buckshot in his butt, I’m sure he’s going to,” she said.

Kouba said the intruder left a blood trail behind for police, who she said were also able to get footprints off the door.

The first story this morning comes from MrBill who sends this nugget from San Antonio;

The shooter was sitting in a truck when the man who was killed, who has not been identified, approached him, police said. The man, who was in his 20s, ordered the shooter to get out of the vehicle, claiming to be a police officer. But officials said it appeared he was attempting a robbery.

The shooter told police he asked the man for his badge as he got out of the truck, but then the man told him he was going to steal the truck.

The shooter then pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking the man at least three times in the abdomen. The man was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after 10:05 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

The shooter remained at the scene and was taken into custody for questioning. Police said no charges were expected because the man appeared to be acting in self defense.

Chief Tango sends our next story from North Carolina;

Police aren’t releasing many details, but they said 29-year-old Leo Alston was killed inside the Rose Mart on Outer Loop Road. The store was closed Wednesday after the shooting.

Police say Alston walked inside the Rose Mart, a struggle ensued, and then he was shot. Alston has a long criminal record. He has felony conviction in Granville and Vance counties.

Police are not saying who pulled the trigger, or if anybody else was injured.