Category: Feel Good Stories

Pic Caught my eye as the grips very are similar to the ones on my 686.

Savvy gun owner here- a holstered firearm is a cop friendly firearm.
Good Samaritans cornered out-of-control drunk driver, held him at gunpoint, say Portsmouth police
Staff Report

PORTSMOUTH – A city man is facing a slew of charges after crashing a vehicle into a business on busy Islington Street and being held at gunpoint by someone at the scene.

According to Portsmouth police, they received a report at 5:24 p.m. of a pickup truck having been driven into a business at 697 Islington St. and a man pointing a handgun at the driver, who was still in the vehicle.

When police arrived at the scene, they were met by the man with the firearm, who had holstered it prior to their arrival, police said. After question him and other witnesses, the driver was taken into custody.

Aaron J. Marconi, 50, of 28 New Castle Ave., Portsmouth, was charged with possession of heroin, a Class B felony, criminal threatening, and four counts of conduct after an accident, all Class A misdemeanors. He also was charged with DWI.

Marconi was admitted to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for undisclosed medical care and was later released from his hospital room on personal recognizance bail, according to police. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Friday at 8:30 a.m. in Rockingham County Superior Court.

Portsmouth police say there were multiple incidents culminating in Marconi’s crash into the building. The first was at the intersection of Hanover and Bridge streets, where Marconia allegedly collided with a parked vehicle damaged severely enough that it had to be towed from the scene, police said. At Islington and Pearl streets, Marconi then struck a second vehicle.

“The third harmful act occurred at 531 Islington St., where the vehicle drove off the road and onto the property of this restaurant causing damage to that business,” police said. “The forth harmful act occurred at 697 Islington St., where the suspect drove off the road and collided with the restaurant causing massive damage. The damage was extensive enough to require a response from the Portsmouth Fire Department and the Portsmouth Building Inspector.”

50 years old? He keeps it up he’ll never see 51. I’m good with that. Read the rest of the article at: NH Union Leader

Good gal with a gun…
Security guards stop Huntsville nightclub gunman, police say
By WAFF 48 Digital Staff

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – Huntsville police say a man opened fire outside Club 3208 on Long Avenue early Monday. But two security guards stopped him before anyone inside could get hurt.

Investigators say the man was sent away from the club entrance earlier after he got into an altercation. He returned from a vehicle carrying an AK-47 then began firing shots while advancing toward the entrance, according to police.

Two security officers were in the parking lot when the offender started shooting. One of the guards fired two shots at the offender while he was trying to advance toward the club entrance. The offender was shot in his upper right thigh, which caused him to lower his rifle and stop shooting.

The guard that fired ran into the club to retrieve a tourniquet so she could provide first aid to the offender. When she returned to the parking lot, he had already left in an unknown vehicle.

While still processing the scene at Club 3208, officers were dispatched to Crestwood Hospital to investigate a gunshot victim, who turned out to be the suspect. while still. He was then transferred to Huntsville Hospital.

He faces charges of reckless endangerment and menacing upon release from the hospital.

Investigators say those security officers likely saved lives.

Saved lives. Ya think? This potential mass shooting, reminiscent of the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, was halted before a tragedy occurred by heroic security staff. And the Lame Stream Media is mute. *sigh* So it goes. The rest of the article may be viewed at: WAFF 48

The three who got away doubtless will turn over a new leaf and find gainful employment. Or wind up like their 16 y/o friend.
UPDATE: Armed customer killed 16-year-old armed robbery suspect at Wichita gas station, police say
By Chance Swaim

Wichita police Lt. Chris Halloran said a customer at a south Wichita gas station and convenience store shot and critically injured one of four robbers Friday afternoon. Three robbers ran away.
By Jason Tidd

The suspect in an armed robbery who was shot in the head by a customer at a south Wichita gas station died at the hospital, police said.

Wichita police did not identify the person who was killed, but said in a Saturday news release that he was a 16-year-old male. The customer who shot him has not been arrested.

Police have not said whether the 16-year-old was armed when he was shot. The man who shot him was robbed before he opened fire, Lt. Chris Halloran said. It’s unclear how many shots he fired.

Those details are expected to emerge from a full investigation, police said. Twenty-four hours after the shooting, the store remained closed as detectives worked to piece together evidence at the crime scene — of both the robbery and the shooting.

Here’s what police have said so far: Around 2:45 p.m. on Friday, police were called to a shooting at B and H Fast Trips, 2796 S. Seneca, a gas station and convenience store near 26th and Seneca in south Wichita. Four people had “entered the store, pointed handguns at an employee and customers, and demanded money,” Wichita police said in a news release.

The robbers took money and cigarettes, police said.

The 16-year-old was shot by a 42-year-old male customer who pulled his gun and fired multiple shots at the alleged robbers. The other three suspects fled the store, police said.

Wichita police think this robbery is related to an earlier robbery just after noon on Friday at the Family Dollar Store, 936 S. Woodlawn, the release said. Three robbers in that case held up an employee at gunpoint and took money and cigarettes.

Read more here: Wichita Eagle

Tip of the hat to Perry Gaskill for the update.

The Devil’s in the details.
Another Update: DA thinks LSU players justified in killing would-be robber (Baton Rouge, LA)
Glenn Guilbeau,

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore has reviewed most of the evidence concerning the shooting death of 18-year-old Kobe Johnson by an LSU football player during an armed robbery last Saturday.

And Moore agrees with Baton Rouge Police detectives. Whichever player shot Johnson to death — Clyde Edwards-Helaire or Jared Small — did it out of self defense.

“From what I know and what I have seen and heard, this is a totally justified shooting,” Moore said in a phone interview with the USA Today Network Friday afternoon. “From what I’ve been able to gather, and I was at the scene and in the interviews with the two players, it was totally justifiable under the circumstances.”

According to police, Edwards-Helaire, 19, and Small, 19, were in the front seat of a truck trying to sell an electronic item to Johnson seated seated in the back seat at about noon Saturday on the 2900 block of 68th avenue in the north Baton Rouge community of Scotlandville near Johnson’s home. Police say Johnson pulled out a gun and demanded Edwards-Helaire’s and Small’s belongings. Either Edwards-Helaire or Small also had a gun, and one of them fired multiple shots into Johnson, who died at the scene.

Seems at least one of the LSU players did indeed follow the First Rule of a Gunfight. The rest of the article may be viewed here: Cincinnati- The Enquirer

Art by Jon McNaughton

“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach.”
Palmetto city commissioner shoots intruder in self-defense, police say
By Nicole L. Cvetnic

A Palmetto city commissioner shot a man in self-defense after that man broke into his home after crashing into his neighbor’s house while fleeing from a traffic stop, according to police.

The suspect, Avelino Misreal Vasquez-Perez, is also a nearby neighbor.

At about 10p.m. Thursday, Palmetto police officers spotted Vasquez-Perez driving recklessly, thought he was impaired and attempted to pull him over, according to Chief of Police Scott Tyler.

Instead, Vasquez-Perez sped off, only to crash a few blocks later into a home in the 600 block of Fourth Street West.

Vasquez-Perez and his passenger ran from the crash, but officers were able to quickly catch his passenger. As police set up a perimeter around the neighborhood looking for him, Vasquez-Perez climbed a fence into Palmetto Commissioner Brian Williams’ backyard and broke into the garage of his home in an apparent attempt to hide from police.

Williams’ daughter, who lives next door, spotted Vasquez-Perez and called her dad. Williams armed himself, then heard Vasquez-Perez trying to get into the kitchen from the garage. Vasquez-Perez was then confronted by Williams at gunpoint. Vasquez-Perez attempted to push past and punch Williams, who then pushed Vasquez-Perez back and shot him twice, according to Tyler.

Read more here: Bradenton Herald

Paging Claw. Phone call for Claw. Claw, please pick up the white courtesy phone. Claw…

So, shot near the Men’s Rest Room, or in the cabeza?
Customer shoots armed robber in ‘head area’ at south Wichita gas station, police say
Wichita police Lt. Chris Halloran said a customer at a south Wichita gas station and convenience store shot and critically injured one of four robbers Friday afternoon. Three robbers ran away. (Dec. 28, 2018)
By Jason Tidd

One person was critically injured in a shooting during an armed robbery in south Wichita on Friday afternoon, officials said.

Wichita police were called to the 2700 block of South Seneca at around 2:44 p.m. for a reported armed robbery, a Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said. One shooting victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the supervisor said.

Lt. Chris Halloran said a customer at the checkout counter of the B and H Fast Trips convenience store shot at least one of four people trying to rob the store.

“A customer was in line when four individuals came in at gunpoint and demanded money,” he said. “The citizen also got robbed and the citizen pulled a gun and shot at the suspects.”

Read more here: The Witchita Eagle

New Year’s Eve, be responsible, reasonable, and rational. I’m pretty secure- a small get-together at la Casa de AW1Ed, dinner and champers at midnight, Muffy, then watching the festivities on the 60 inch mofo on the wall. Any celebratory gunfire must be from those annoying redneck neighbors, Deputy.

Peace and a blessed, healthy, happy New Year to the best Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes on the planet.
AW1&Mrs send.

Too old to fight. Too young to die. Guess I’ll just shoot you.
Police: 75-year-old Milwaukee man shoots, kills suspected robber
Chris Watkins

MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A 75-year-old man is in police custody, accused of shooting and killing a woman who may have been trying to rob him.

Police responded to a call of a shooting near North 12th Street and West Finn Place around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and found the woman with gunshot wounds. She died at the scene.

Investigators believe robbery was the motive behind the shooting but are still investigating.

Police said the 75-year-old man is OK.

The article and associated video may be viewed at: WAOW.com

Son. Drunk, naked, and stupid are no way to go through life.
Deputies: Intoxicated teen found sleeping naked after breaking into home, ignoring warning shots
by Vernon Freeman Jr. and Melissa Hipolit

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A teenage boy has been arrested after deputies say he was found sleeping naked on a couch after breaking into a Stafford County home early Thursday morning.

A Stafford County deputy responded to a burglary in progress at a residence on Pierce Court.

Upon arrival, deputies safely the homeowners and their baby from the home.

Deputies then located a 16-year-old suspect who was naked and wrapped in a blanket while sleeping on the living room couch. The teen, whose name has not been released, was removed from the home.

An investigation revealed that the homeowners were asleep when they heard a knock on the door and a male subject repeatedly yelling for them to let him in.

Deputies say the teen ignores warnings to leave the property and began kicking the door and nearby window. This prompted one of the homeowners to grab his firearm and fire a shot into the ground as a warning to persuade the suspect to leave.

According to the homeowner, the suspect didn’t even seem to notice the gunfire, and eventually broke a window and entered the home through the basement.

Trying to keep a straight face here, the rest of the article may be found here: WTVR

Whimsical, but if he had that platform in 1775 would Phased Plasma Rifles in the 40-watt range be the evil assault weapons of today? I kind of like to think so.

Bad shoot.
Authorities release man, say deadly Vacaville shooting may be self-defense
By Jess Sullivan

FAIRFIELD — A Vacaville man arrested Christmas Eve on suspicion of murder was released from jail Thursday night after prosecutors said their review of the circumstances of a deadly shooting could not rule out the possibility the man had acted in self-defense.

The man, 39-year-old Daignet J. Montoya, was sitting in his car shortly after midnight Monday in front of a Bel Air Drive apartment complex. A group of four or five people, including 17-year-old Essien J. Edokpayi, approached Montoya.

Angry words were exchanged and Montoya went to his apartment and retrieved a gun. He then returned to the group and the dispute resumed with someone throwing a bottle at Montoya. A shot was fired and Edokpayi was struck in the chest. He died a short time later.

Should have been, “…went to his apartment and stayed there.” The rest of the article may be read here: The Daily Republic

Texas block party?
Man dead after attempted burglary near Central Lubbock
By KCBD Staff and Ryan Crowe
Police asking for neighbor’s surveillance footage

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – One man is dead after an attempted burglary in Central Lubbock, where police report he was trying to burglarize homes and vehicles in the area.

Police were called just before 10 p.m. Wednesday to the 3500 block of 38th Street after a shooting was reported, according to a Lubbock Police Department news release.

When police arrived they found a man, identified as 43-year-old Oliver Perez, with a gunshot wound. Perez was taken to University Medical Center with serious injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

An initial report by LPD said Perez was attempting to burglarize cars and homes and was shot by a homeowners. An investigation, led by LPD’s METRO unit, is currently ongoing.

The rest of the article may be viewed here: KCBD News

Good Gawd. I throw myself on the tender mercies of Sis MC, ’cause I don’t write ’em, I just post ’em.

Third time’s the charm.
PD: Armed robber shot by clerk after hitting 3 stores in Phoenix; accomplice sought
Shane DeGrote, azfamily.com News Staff

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) ? The Phoenix police are investigating a series of armed robberies that left one victim and one suspect hurt early Monday morning.

Police say a man and a teen boy attempted to rob a 7-Eleven near Seventh Avenue and Indian School Road just before 2 a.m.

They say the clerk foiled the attempt after shooting the man. With his accomplice wounded, the teen suspect fled the scene, police said.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the wounded suspect to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police are still searching for the teen suspect.

Investigators believe the pair also hit two other stores before the shooting.

The entire article may be viewed at: AZ Family

Another case of X-Box envy.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: Man shoots suspected burglar in West Jacksonville
By: Jenna Bourne , Action News Jax

A West Jacksonville man told investigators he shot a burglar outside his home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

It happened in broad daylight on Woodstock Avenue.

Theresa Perkins said her 22-year-old son was the shooter.

“At first, I thought it was my son, that it had happened to him. But he was telling me somebody broke in and took his Xbox and my TV,” said Perkins. “He told me his name, said he knows him.”

JSO said the man who was shot reportedly broke in through a window.

“This woman tells me her son shot a burglar who was trying to steal their Xbox and TV. She says her son and the accused burglar know each other. #JSO investigating. Happened on Woodstock Ave in West #Jacksonville.” @ActionNewsJax

Jacksonville *sigh* More here at: Action News Jax

They’re not doing it right.
Armed bystanders shoot at shoplifters in Marysville, disabling their vehicle
by Q13 News Staff

MARYSVILLE, Wash. — Police in Marysville are asking the armed bystanders who shot at two shoplifting suspects over the weekend to come forward and speak to investigators.

According to Marysville PD, the shoplifters were leaving the Coastal Farm and Ranch Store on State Avenue Saturday, when several citizens confronted them.

As the thieves tried to take off in their car, the bystanders began shooting, taking out a couple of their tires.

The suspects’ vehicle was found abandoned a few blocks away. Officers used a K-9 to track down the suspects.

No one was injured, and the people who fired the shots left the scene before police arrived.

The rest of, well you know. Here: Q13 Fox

Another case of poor victim selection skills.
One robbery suspect killed in Muscle Shoals, two others arrested
by WHNT News 19

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – A robbery victim who was lured to a Muscle Shoals home killed one of the suspects and wounded another, police said Monday.

Malaviee Hawkins was killed when he attacked a man at a home in the 2200 block of Gusmus Avenue around 4 a.m., Muscle Shoals Police Chief Clint Reck said.

The victim was lured to the home, Reck said, and Hawkins and another suspect, Zachary Britton, jumped the man once he was inside. The victim pulled out a gun and shot both men, Reck said.

Read more here: WHNT News

Generally speaking, it’s better to bring your own gun to a gun fight.
BRPD says LSU athletes shot, killed man who tried to rob them
Juliana Mazza

BATON ROUGE, La. — Baton Rouge police said 18-year-old Kobe Johnson was shot during an attempted robbery of two LSU athletes Saturday afternoon, according to WDSU’s Baton Rouge affiliate WVLA.

According to police, the two student athletes were trying to sell an electronic item when Johnson pulled out a gun, attempting to rob the athletes. Authorities said one of the athletes was able to get the handgun away and fire, hitting Johnson multiple times WVLA reports.

Johnson died at the scene on 68th Ave. around noon Saturday.

The two students were detained for questioning after calling police to report the incident. After questioning and reviewing evidence, police released both of the student athletes from BRPD custody without charges. Sources say police are investigating whether the shooting was self-defense.

Read the rest of the article and watch the video at: WDSU News

Stubborn or stupid?
Bradenton man shot during break-in, Sarasota sheriff says
By Carlos R. Munoz
The homeowner shot the 28-year-old man who tried to enter his home in self-defense Friday night.

SARASOTA — A 28-year-old Bradenton man who attempted to enter a home illegally on Friday night was shot by the homeowner in self-defense, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.

The victim was identified as James Jarvis of Bradenton, who detectives say left a bar Friday after 1 a.m. and, at about 2 a.m., attempted to enter a home through the back door in the 2800 block of Mayflower Street.

Jarvis was confronted by the homeowner, who told him to leave, but he refused, and the homeowner shot him in self-defense, according to detectives.

He is currently at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in critical but stable condition.

The entire article may be viewed at: The Herald Tribune