Category: Feel Good Stories

Good morning, TAH, here’s your feel good story for this Tuesday morning from Jackson, Mississippi where yet another fine American was forced to defend his family against evil that came in the bright light of the afternoon.

Police responded to a shooting call about 1:30 p.m. at a home in the 1100 block of West McDowell Road, authorities said.

Jackson Police Department officers found a 19-year-old with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. Police said the teen, who lived next door, climbed in through a window.

The homeowner, whose name was not released, was taken in for questioning, police said.

And the good guy gets to go home once again.

Chief Tango sends us our feel good stories to kick off your work week. The first is from Muskogee, Oklahoma where three fellows thought they could rob a woman.

According to a release from the Muskogee Police Department, the neighbor, Dana Lewis, 46, approached Kyle Ford’s house asking for help after telling him that three males had entered her home and demanded property.

Ford, 20, then grabbed a semi-automatic pistol went out and observed those three men outside her home. Ford reportedly told them to leave. One men allegedly approached Ford aggressively, and Ford, fearing for his safety, allegedly shot the man in the chest.

The suspects fled but the man with the gunshot wound did not make it far. Police found the wounded individual and transported him to a hospital, where he passed away shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday morning. He has not yet been identified.

In San Antonio, three others tried the same thing with the same results;

Police were called to the 6400 block of Mineral Bay around 3 a.m. Sunday, after three suspects broke into a woman’s home.

At one point, someone pulled a gun and shots were fired.

Police say one of the intruders was hit and died at the scene.

The other two suspects were arrested.

The homeowner, who was shot in the leg, was taken to the hospital but no word on her condition.

It ain’t easy being sleazy.

Tim sends us a link from Chicago in regards to another criminal who didn’t do his due diligence preparing to perpetrate his crime;

An off-duty police officer who was at home with his 7-year-old daughter when at least three men tried to break into his Longwood Manor Home shot one of the men, officials said.

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The officer told his child to hide in a bedroom and he called 911 to report that people were trying to break in, police and Camden said.

After seeing the frame of the home giving way he went outside the side of the home and spotted the men trying to break in. As the homeowner walked around his home, he saw one of the men running north on Princeton Avenue after he was spotted, Camden and police said.

Another man ran around the home and appeared to have a gun in his hand and began pointing it at the off-duty officer, said Camden and police. The off-duty officer, who was armed, shot at the suspect and hit him, said Camden.

A chase ensued as on duty cops arrived and the three are all in custody. The best possible outcome given the circumstances.

Chief Tango sends another feel good story for you to take with you to church this morning, this one from San Antonio where a teenager was interrupted while rummaging through a homeowner’s car when the homeowner was engaged in a practice unfamiliar to the teen – going to work;

The man told police he confronted the teen, but the kid would not back down.

“He was just cocky,” said the homeowner’s daughter. “He wouldn’t leave.”

At some point during the confrontation, shots were fired.

No one was hit, and the man’s daughter said she didn’t know how the situation escalated to gunfire.

Her father had called to ask her mother to call the neighbors and alert them to the burglar.

“We just heard gunshots, and we were going crazy, because we didn’t know if he had shot my dad or what happened,” she said. “My adrenaline was just going and I wanted to make sure that my dad was OK. I was a little scared, but I just, I needed to see my dad.”

Police were able to track down the teen, and they took him to the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center.

Neighbors said that car break ins were becoming common in the area. Maybe this will end them for a spell.

Chief Tango sends us our morning feel good stories today, the first is from near Pittsburgh where three fellows thought that they would catch the homeowner unawares as the forced their way into his residence;

Police say three suspects armed with guns broke into a home at 120 Hillsville Road about 1:30 a.m. Friday morning.

Three residents were in that home, and one of them opened fire on the suspects.

One suspect was shot in the chest, and all three of them fled.

Police say the injured suspect was found at a local hospital, and flown to a Pittsburgh hospital in critical condition.

A neighbor reported hearing at least 6-shots.

One in the hospital, one tagged, one on the run.

The next story comes from Memphis, where two fellows tried the same stunt;

According to police, the homeowner shot one of the two suspects. The injured suspect ended up at a fire station in the 3300 block of South Mendenhall Road.

The suspect was transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Police do not have any information on the second suspect.

Ohio sends us our morning feel good story, this time it comes from Detroit where a 54-year-old woman heard someone breaking into her house. She knows the sound because it’s happened seven times before;

The woman warned the intruder she had a gun and was going to shoot him if he came into her home, but the man continued entering through the side window and the woman shot him in the chest.

The man ran but fell in the street. Police said he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

You are a “go” at this station.

A short feel good story from Chief Tango this morning, because the number of these stories is more newsworthy than the actual story. This one is from South Carolina;

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible home invasion, in which a Hardeeville resident and suspect exchanged gunshots Sunday, a news release said.

Deputies arrived at a Deerfield Road home at about 4:30 p.m. to find the suspect lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, the release said. The suspect was taken to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah with non-life threatening injuries.

“Multiple gunshot wounds” and “non-life threatening injuries” means Mr Homeowner needs more range time or a larger caliber weapon.

Several of you folks have sent us links to the tale of 26-year-old Joshua Joseph Silva who was minding his own business while shoplifting at the local Home Depot in Roseville, Michigan when the evil loss control officer interrupted his business. being a drug-addled miscreant, Silve was forced to defend himself with his only weapon;

At some point during the altercation, Silva allegedly pulled a concealed syringe from his jacket and began using it as a weapon.

Police say Silva was whirling the syringe around in a swinging motion, and was able to stab one of guards several times with the contaminated needle.

Another shopper who has a concealed pistol license saw the altercation and quickly sprung into action. Police say the man produced his handgun and ordered Silva to drop the syringe and get on the ground.

“Faced with the threat of deadly force, the suspect stopped fighting and complied with the order, dropping the syringe and taking a seat on the parking lot,” police said in a statement.

But when Silva, who apparently knew his arrest was imminent, heard the sound of approaching police sirens, police say he jumped up and attempted to flee the area on foot. At that point, the store guards let Silva run off, allowing police to take over.

A good guy with a gun. Imagine that. One of the security guards has been hospitalized for the multiple puncture wounds he suffered at the hands of Silva, and Silva is being held on $25k bail.

This morning’s feel good story was sent to us by David and comes from Detroit where a home owner had suffered two break-ins on Friday, but Tuesday was the charm;

Detroit police say a homeowner has fatally shot two suspected home intruders on the city’s west side.

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Police say the victims are two males.

“People aren’t just going to stand pat while you victimize them,” said Barak Holmes, who lives nearby and heard the gunshots.

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