Category: Feel Good Stories

Today’s story comes from Illinois;

Nicolas Porcayo, 18; and Brandon Mendez, 19, came to the home in the 7300 block of Oakwood Lane in unincorporated Crystal Lake early Tuesday and demanded to speak to the residents, according to a statement from the McHenry County sheriff’s office.

They kicked down a locked door, and the homeowner — who was armed with a firearm — demanded they leave, according to the statement. The men refused to leave, and the homeowner shot Mendez in the abdomen.

Mendez was hospitalized and is expected to survive, according to the sheriff’s office.

The next story is from Florida;

[When he got up to use the restroom, Joseph] Cihak saw [Bryan] Remley digging through his living room and then fired two shots after he claims Remley charged him. Cihak’s wife called 911 after hearing the commotion.

Police say Remley was unable to get out of the house, so Cihak held him at gunpoint until police officers arrived. Cihak said that Remley tried to negotiate to let him go, apparently saying he would come back and “mow his lawn.”

Remley, who was carrying a small knife, was charged with armed residential burglary and violation of probation.

Chief Tango sends us our feel good story for this morning. Today it comes from Wisconsin;

According to Milwaukee police, the shooting happened at 5:30 a.m. during an armed robbery attempt at S. 2nd Street and W. National Avenue.

Initial investigation shows that four suspects were attempting to rob a group of victims when one of the victims produced a handgun and shot one of the suspects.

The shot suspect, who has yet to be positively identified, died at the scene and the other suspects fled.

This morning’s feel good story comes from Texas;

“I was sleeping in, trying to get my rest,” Wood told reporters after the incident. “I heard the door bell ring. I’m like, who is this? I hear a strong knock. I’m like, something going on. I get up, I hear stuff at the door, I’m like, something is happening. I went and got my gun.”

Avery Powell, 25, made his way into Wood’s home by kicking in the front door, breaking the hinges off and busting the door frame in the process.

With the 911 operator on the other end of the phone he held in one hand and gun in his other hand, Wood came face to face with Powell, local media reported.

Wood warned Powell to stop, but his warning was ignored. Powell continued to make his way toward Wood, who at that point felt he had limited options.

“Then everything went bad,” said Wood, still visibly upset over the entire incident.

While still on the phone with 911, Wood pulled the trigger, striking Powell a single time in the torso. And that point, Powell stopped, dropped to the ground and began begging.

“After everything happened, he was on the floor saying, ‘I want to call my girlfriend,’” Wood said. “I said, ‘Man, why did you do this?’ And he said, ‘I’m a thief.’”

Yet another feel good story from Chief Tango, this time it’s from New Mexico;

A deputy had just stopped a driver nearby when he heard the shots around 6 p.m. He rushed to the Dairy Queen at 427 Isleta SW, south of Bridge Boulevard, and found a man outside the restaurant with gunshot wounds, according to BCSO spokesman Sgt. Aaron Williamson.

“It does appear at this point it was a robbery gone wrong,” Williamson said.

Williamson said the man went to the Dairy Queen’s window with a gun and demanded money. The cashier gave him money and ducked behind the counter. The man then asked for more money. That’s when a different restaurant employee, “in fear of his own life,” fired at the robber, he said.

The man was struck at least once and died after being transported to University of New Mexico Hospital.

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No restaurant employees were injured during the incident, Williamson said. They were sheltered in place and locked the business down until deputies arrived.

Suddenly, I feel the need for a Blizzard.

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

…the owner of the residence stated two males forced their way into his home, according to authorities.

A female victim and child was struck in the head and face with a gun.

The other suspect, armed with a gun, was holding another female victim at gun point, and struck her in the head with the gun.

Shots were exchanged between a male victim and [Marquis Benjamin, 25], when he was struck during the incident. The suspect shot and killed the family dog.

WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

The next story comes from New Orleans;

New Orleans detectives discovered at the scene that the owner of the residence at the location had been burglarized by the male that was shot and another individual identified as Joseph Cross.

Paramedics transported the individual to an area hospital. He’s currently in stable condition.

Our morning feel good story today comes from Florida where legally blind Melchisedec Williams was a victim of his own nephew’s attempt to harm him after a break in.

The nephew cut the power to the victim’s house on the 2900 block of Chipco Street and broke in through a bedroom window, police said.

He then grabbed a knife from the kitchen and, flashlight in hand, came for uncle and homeowner Melchisedec Williams.

Williams heard the commotion, so he grabbed his handgun and fired at a shadowy figure who didn’t respond when he yelled out.

Williams, 50, told ABC Action News his vision is poor, but he could still make out the light from the flashlight.

“I saw the flashlight coming towards me, and that’s when I shot toward the light,” Williams told ABC Action News.