Category: Feel Good Stories

From Fresno, California;

A 73-year-old man was walking down the canal bank behind the home as he often does, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. The man often walks his dog and returns to the area and cleans up the canal bank.

A 22-year-old man approached the 73-year-old and a verbal confrontation began. Dyer said the men have had issues in the past.

Dyer said at some point, the 22-year-old picked up a large stick or wooden object and struck 73-year-old — which may have resulted in his leg or ankle being broken.

That’s when the 73-year-old pulled out a fire arm and shot the 22-year-old three times in the hip and wrist.

Both men were taken for medical treatment.

The 73-year-old has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, Dyer said, and although the investigation is ongoing, the preliminary information points to the shooting being in self defense.

From Lafayette, Indiana;

According to court documents, Thayer Summers, 30, was shot after he demanded money and hit Curtis Stewart in the head with his gun.

Officers observed a bump and abrasion to Stewart’s head Friday.

Stewart told police he was worried Summers was going to shoot him, so he decided to take out his own gun to shoot first.

Around 7 a.m. Friday, police found Summers lying dead with a gunshot wound in the area of 9th and Virginia streets with a black BB gun nearby.

Stewart told police this all started when he was hanging out with Brooke Stichter the night before. She directed him to park in an alley.

She told police she let Summers know where Stewart was parked, got out of the car and left the area.

A few minutes later, she said she witnessed Summers walk toward Stewart’s car and then heard a gunshot.

She said when she got in her car to get away, she noticed Summers on the ground.

Stichter told police Summers saw a picture of money Stewart had sent to her before the incident. She said that’s when Summers started coming up with a plan to rob him.

Stichter is being held at the Tippecanoe County Jail on a preliminary charge of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery.

In Macon, Georgia, Derrick Collins discovered a unique way to frighten off potential robbers;

According to officials, the victim Derrick Collins, age 32, of Macon was sweeping his back porch when two men approached and demanded money. Collins pulled out a gun and accidentally shot himself in the arm and chest area.

Officials say the two men ran off. Collins was taken to the Medical Center where at last check, he was listed in stable condition.

Tim sends a link from Phoenix, Arizona;

Phoenix police report that on March 2, a woman walked out of her apartment, near 35th and Dunlap avenues, to the parking lot. She left the door unlocked because her little sister was outside playing.

When she returned to the apartment, she noticed the door was locked. She reached out to her boyfriend who has a key and lives nearby; he was able to open the door.

When they did, they saw a light was on in the bathroom and a bedroom door was locked, court paperwork said.

They heard someone inside and when they questioned who it was, a man, later identified as 28-year-old Jeffrey Allen Mattice, reportedly said, “You know who it is.”

Her boyfriend opened the door to find Mattice hiding in the corner of the room.

As she called 911, Mattice tried to escape, but her boyfriend, who armed himself with a knife and hammer, kept him in the room until police arrived.

Because more people have been killed in the US with knives and hammers than with semi-automatic modern sporting rifles.

From Baton Rouge, Louisiana;

According to Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. with BRPD, a 34-year-old man kicked in the door of the apartment and forced his way inside.

Mckneely stated one of the three people in the apartment at the time grabbed a handgun and shot the intruder multiple times.

He said the suspect tried to run away, but collapsed outside the apartment. He added the suspect was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.

Authorities said the man will be booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a charge of home invasion once he is released from the hospital.

An update to the story from Baker, Louisiana;

East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said in a news release Tuesday that one of the suspects, Michael Duchamp, 31, died Tuesday as a result of gunshot injuries sustained when the homeowner fired at him during the attempted robbery.

Anthony Myles, 30, was arrested Tuesday morning and accused of going to the house on Gretna Green Drive along with Duchamp and one other man, and attempting to rob the homeowner, Hicks said. An arrest warrant has been issued for the third suspect, Arthur Rogers, 32, who remains at large.

Hicks said Duchamp, Myles and Rogers went to the house of Duchamp’s neighbor on Monday afternoon. The three then got into an altercation with the homeowner and Duchamp allegedly struck the homeowner with an object, deputies said.

The homeowner then shot Duchamp, leaving him with critical injuries.

From Monroe, North Carolina;

An armed suspect picked the wrong man to rob early Tuesday morning in a Cookout drive-thru line in Monroe, according to a police report.

That’s because the victim turned out to be James Hughes, former Monroe police sergeant and Army veteran.

Hughes told Channel 9 he was in the drive-thru around 1 a.m. Tuesday when a man stuck a gun through his window and demanded money.

“My first thought was to take the gun away from him,” Hughes said.

Training from 24 years spent in law enforcement and eight years in the Army kicked in. Hughes wrestled the robber for the gun and even thought he may have to shoot the suspect with his own gun.

“Years in law enforcement kicked in and I was afraid if I had given him my money, he would’ve shot me anyway,” Hughes said.

Once Hughes had the gun, the suspect ran off.

Hughes followed the suspect’s vehicle so he could get a description of it and the tag number for police.

He said he was on the phone with 911 dispatchers when the suspect leaned out the car window and fired two shots at him.

“Apparently they had a pistol in the vehicle,” Hughes said. “I’m not aware of what it actually hit, but I’m just glad it missed me.”

Hughes stopped following the car and waited for police.

From Baton Rouge, Louisiana;

– A homeowner was assaulted at his home in Baker and one suspect was shot on Monday afternoon.

Around 3:00 p.m on March 5, three men entered a residence at 9167 Rathmoor Ave. and an altercation ensued between one of the men and the homeowner.

Casey Hicks, PIO for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said, the homeowner subsequently shot the intruder and the other two men fled the scene.

Hicks said, the homeowner was battered but not in critical condition and the wounded suspect was in critical condition.

From Ferndale, Washington;

About 2am Sunday, March 4th, a Ferndale homeowner in the 2200 block of Brown Road reported hearing loud banging noises outside his home and armed himself to investigate. According to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Undersheriff Jeff Parks, the homeowner found a broken window at the back of his garage and discovered a man inside a fenced area.

Before the homeowner could display his firearm, the man threw himself to the ground shouting “Just shoot me,” “Just take me to jail” and “Just tase me,” according to Parks.

911 was called and the call receiver was informed of the subject being held at gunpoint. WCSO deputies were dispatched and Ferndale Police officers also responded to assist. FPD officers detained the suspect without incident according to Ferndale Police Lieutenant Bill Hatchett.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

Memphis Police say a suspect was shot while breaking into a business Tuesday morning.

It happened about 9:45 a.m. at the business in the 3500 block of Summer Avenue. Local 24 is told a maintenance man saw the suspect trying to break into a safe and called the property manager. We are told the manager confronted the suspect, telling him to get on the ground until police arrived. The two reportedly got into a scuffle, and the manager shot the suspect in the leg and torso.

The suspect was taken to Regional One in non-critical condition.

From Clear Brook, Virginia;

On March 3, 2018 at approximately 9:49 p.m. deputies responded to the 200 block of Ruebuck Lane in Clear Brook for the report of shooting at a residence. The owner of the residence reported that one or two subjects were trying to break into his residence through his bedroom window. The suspect broke out the bedroom window and reached inside of the window.

The home owner reported that he fired one round from his 12-gauge shotgun through the window when he saw the suspect’s hands come through the window. When deputies arrived on scene they found a deceased female outside of the residence by the bedroom window. At this time the deceased female has not been positively identified.

From Laurel County, Kentucky;

Detectives and deputies arrived at the scene and learned that apparently a man had unlawfully entered a garage and was in the process of taking items when he was confronted by the property owner.

Officials say a scuffle ensued, with the suspect attempting to fight the homeowner and suffering a gunshot wound from a 9 mm pistol.

The suspect was taken to UK Hospital for treatment. He was identified as Raymond Scott House, 43, of London. He was charged with second-degree robbery.

A female suspect allegedly fled the scene before police arrive but was located later off Taylor School Road and arrested without incident.

An update from yesterday’s story from North Hollywood, California;

A parts store employee interrupted a theft of some kind behind the building and was assaulted by Serrano Rodriguez, [Detective Adolfo Godinez of the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Station] said.

“It started outside and wound up inside (the parts shop),” Godinez said. The employee, armed with a handgun, shot the suspect.

The employee “pretty much felt threatened and defended his life,” the detective said. Serrano Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives were reviewing surveillance video and considered it a case of self-defense, Godinez said.

From Bunker Hill, West Virginia;

Nico Eugene Mason, 25, of 202 Bluebird Drive in Stephens City, Va…was being held Monday afternoon, in lieu of $100,000 bond, at the Eastern Regional Jail in the Martinsburg area, according to the jail’s website.

The incident was reported to emergency service officials at 5:39 a.m. Sunday.

Keller said the owners of a home in the first block of Prospect Avenue were woken Sunday morning by their dog, who heard someone trying to get in the side door.

A man broke the glass in the side door and gained entry to the house, Keller said.

The male homeowner yelled at the man to lie down and fired a warning shot into the kitchen floor with his 9 mm handgun, Keller said.

The suspect was still “aggressive,” coming toward the homeowner so the homeowner shot the suspect in the leg, Keller said.

From North Hollywood, California;

An auto parts store employee was handcuffed after fatally shooting a man he said was breaking into a vehicle in North Hollywood Saturday night, police said.

Los Angeles firefighters responded to the 6000 block of Lankershim Boulevard shortly before 6 p.m. A body was seen covered in a white sheet at the scene, which was located next to a motel.

An employee at the auto parts store said he opened fire when he noticed somebody breaking into a vehicle, police said. The vehicle was parked just north of Oxnard Street at the business Pacific Parts and Instruments.

Police said multiple employees were inside the store when they noticed the burglar, and one armed employee went outside to confront the suspect. The employee then fired about four shots, according to LAPD Capt. Elaine Morales.

From Black Lick, Pennsylvania;

State police say a Pennsylvania man who broke into a house from which he had been barred by a protection order was shot and killed by a resident.

Police in Indiana County said 48-year-old Stacy Livingston had been evicted from and excluded from a home in Burrell Township but returned early Saturday and broke in through a basement window.

Police said the intruder’s wife and five other family members were inside, and an adult family member shot him in the chest. No charges have been filed and the investigation continues.

From Beaverton, Oregon;

Deputies are searching for a man who they say broke into a Beaverton area house Friday afternoon and fled after the homeowner shot at him.

The man entered the home in the 9300 block of Southwest 171st Avenue at around 12:30 p.m. At one point, the homeowner confronted the intruder and the two fought in the kitchen, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

The intruder reportedly had a knife. But the resident retrieved a handgun and fired at least one round at the man, causing him to run away, deputies said. The homeowner sustained minor injuries.

Investigators don’t know if the suspect was struck by any bullets. He is still on the loose and may be driving an older blue, full-sized SUV.

From Scottsdale, Arizona;

Scottsdale police say a federal Homeland Security Investigations agent fatally shot a suspect who pulled out a handgun as agents moved in to arrest him.

Sgt. Ben Hoster says the suspect died Friday at the scene in a parking lot on North 90th Street near Shea Boulevard.

The suspect’s identity wasn’t released and no information was released on why the agents were trying to apprehend him.

From Detroit, Michigan;

Police said the unidentified 46-year-man received a “telephonic” message that the residence he owned was being burglarized in the 2900 block of Lakewood. He engaged the two suspects after one pointed a gun at the homeowner, and he shot the 16-year-old in the groin, right arm and back.

The juvenile remains in critical condition at an unidentified hospital. Police said a handgun was recovered at the scene, and the homeowner is cooperating with authorities.

Another black male, who was wearing all black with no other description, escaped from the scene on foot.

In Dallas, Texas;

During the burglary, the homeowner got his gun and confronted the burglary suspect as the suspect tried to burglarize the homeowner’s car located in his side fenced in driveway.

As the homeowner confronted the suspect, the suspect approached the homeowner at which time the homeowner fired a weapon and shot him.

The suspect fled the location, but was discovered deceased a short distance from the scene. The homeowner was taken to the Jack Evans Headquarters to be interviewed and was released.

From Madison, Wisconsin;

Madison police say an attempted robber is dead after a security guard tried protecting those inside a east side bank on Thursday.

It happened at the Chase bank on the 4500 block of Milwaukee Street around 5p.m., roughly an hour before the bank closed.

Officers say a masked man walked in and was shot dead by a private security guard who police say started working at the branch just three weeks ago.

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said the would-be robber was shot one time and died inside the bank after he barged in and demanded money.

“He pulled a mask up over his face and postured as if he had something in his hands cause his hands couldn’t be seen as something was draped over them as if he had something that he was grasping,” said Chief Koval.

It’s still not known if the man had a weapon, but a private security guard took no chances. He shot the attempted robber in front of seven people inside the bank including at least one customer, according to Koval.

From Lee County, Florida;

The robbery happened around 6:28 p.m. on the 13000 block of Hampton Park Court, deputies said. The victim searched for the suspects and later found a red 2002 Honda Accord as the suspects seemed to be leaving from another attempted burglary.

When the victim approached the vehicle he recognized his stolen gym bag inside and removed the keys from the vehicle so the suspects were unable to drive off, deputies said.

A nearby homeowner, Brad Davidson, was alerted by his barking dogs, exited his home with a firearm in hand and ordered the suspects to remain until deputies arrived, deputies said. The suspects complied and remained at the scene.

“I was holding them at gunpoint,” Davidson said. “They were pretty much scared, they weren’t going anywhere.”

From Greeley, Colorado;

The man who police say was shot by the resident of a Greeley home he broke into Feb. 19 now faces a felony charge as he continues to recover in the hospital.

Timothy Fetters, 34, is charged with one count of burglary of a dwelling, a third-degree felony, according to a news release from Sgt. Joe Tymkowych of the Greeley Police Department. According to the release, the Weld District Attorney’s Office filed the charge Wednesday.

The release stated that Fetters at 5:23 a.m. tried to break into a house in the 1700 block of 15th Street. The occupants of that home, Dorothy and Thomas Peterson, heard him break in and discovered he broke a window in the home. When they investigated, the release stated, they found Fetters in the back porch area of the house. Thomas Peterson held Fetters at gunpoint with his handgun while Dorothy Peterson called 911, according to the release. While police were on the way to the house, Fetters moved toward Thomas Peterson in an aggressive manner, the release stated, and Thomas Peterson shot him once in the torso. When police arrived, they found Fetters collapsed outside the home. They also found evidence that supported the Petersons’ account of the morning.