Category: Feel Good Stories

From Cullman County, Alabama;

The Sheriff’s Office confirmed an intruder shot and killed the homeowner. They say someone else inside the home then shot and killed the intruder.

From Duquesne, Pennsylvania;

Police are detaining a 17-year-old man who was shot in the leg after allegedly trying to break into a home along Clearvue Ave. in Duquesne late Monday night shortly after 11:30 p.m., according to Coleman McDonough, superintendent of Allegheny County Police, homicide division.

After the teenager was shot, he fled the area in a car that he drove over an embankment and was found at a home along Commonwealth Ave, according to McDonough.

He was taken to UPMC Mercy for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

According to police, the shooting occurred after neighbors got into an argument along the 4700 block of James Street just before 2 a.m. on Sunday. At that time, police said a 69-year-old male pulled a gun and shot two people – identified by NBC Philadelphia as 45-year-old Bob DePaul and his girlfriend, August Dempsey, 43 – each in the head, killing them both.

Law enforcement officials said that the man who fired the shots told police that he shot his neighbors because he had thought the two victims were climbing a fence into his property.

After the shooting, police said, the man, who law enforcement officials did not identify, called police and he was taken into custody but was later released.

From Newbury Township, Pennsylvania;

“Mr. Conley was so intoxicated he did not know where he was at,” documents state. “Mr. Conley was unsteady on his feet and had glassy blood shot eyes. I advised Mr. Conley to have a seat so he would not fall.”

Homeowner Clyde Beaver, of Erney Road, said after hearing the voice outside, he grabbed a flashlight and his gun to check things out. Hearing footsteps on the deck by his kitchen, Beaver pulled back a curtain and saw Conley pulling on the door handle, documents state.

“Mr. Beaver advised he told the male if he came through the door he was going to be shot,” documents state. “Mr. Beaver advised the male would not listen to his commands after being told numerous times to stop.”

Township police arrived before he needed to be shot.

From Kansas City, Missouri;

Police say two men were loading items into their car when the robber approached them demanding the items. The victims initially complied. But one of the men pulled out a handgun and shot the robber when he tried to force the men inside their apartment.

Police say the robber ran before collapsing moments later and dying.

From Madison, Alabama;

A 20-year-old Harvest man was killed in a Madison robbery-gone-wrong, and now his suspected accomplices — a local teen and a Michigan man — are charged with murder.

Dareion Walker was fatally shot at a Madison apartment complex during a robbery attempt, according to court documents. His suspected accomplices, 18-year-old Kiaujanee Sanders, of Huntsville, and Louis Bowden, a 33-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, are jailed on charges of murder and robbery.

Although police believe the robbery victim was the shooter, Alabama law allows accomplices to be charged with murder in such cases. Police haven’t said whether the shooter acted in self-defense or if he could face criminal charges.

Richard sends a link from Glenoma, Washington;

Apparently the stranger had walked right in the house, helped himself to some cereal, poured milk on it and sat down to enjoy a bowlful.

But when the stranger saw the 69-year-old homeowner, he jumped up and ran from the house. The homeowner grabbed a rifle and ran after him.

Meanwhile, another resident of the home called 911 and deputies were dispatched to the scene.

The homeowner found the suspect – later identified as a 52-year-old transient from Tampa, Fla. – along the roadside about 500 feet from their residence and ordered him to the ground at riflepoint.

The suspect complied and the homeowner put away his rifle. The residents then hog-tied the suspect and waited for deputies to arrive, Breen said.

When deputies got there, the man was still hog-tied and appeared to be under the influence of some kind of mind-altering substance.

From Rancho Cucamonga, California;

The homeowner told deputies that he heard noises in his garage and went to investigate the sounds. When he entered his garage, he saw a suspect burglarizing his car.

The suspect got out of the car with a knife in hand and advanced toward the homeowner. That’s when the homeowner drew a handgun and fired at the suspect, authorities said.

The suspect ran from the garage, and a car was seen fleeing the area at a high rate of speed.

While deputies were at the Carriage Place residence, dispatch was advised that a woman called from a home in Fontana to report that her adult son had been shot.

The son, identified as Eric Hartwick, was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds.

From Dothan, Alabama;

A suspected robber was fatally shot Sunday night inside Crossroads Baptist Church on Westgate Parkway in Dothan.

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The suspect encountered one church member outside and forced him into the building. That’s when the one shot was fired. The man killed was apparently armed, according to a police source.

Initial indications are the shooting was in self-defense and charges are not likely though evidence could be presented to a Houston County Grand Jury as a matter of policy.

From Beaumont, Texas;

A robbery victim was shot Monday morning before returning fire at the assailant, the Beaumont Police Department announced in a news release.

The victim did not sustain life-threatening injuries and it was not immediately clear whether the robber was injured, the news release states.

From Spokane County, Washington 17-year-old Kimber Wood heard on the news that deputies were looking for a fugitive in her neighborhood, so she called her dad who had left for work and asked if she get one of his guns for protection and he gave his permission;

Kimber grabbed a gun, placed it under her pillow and went back to sleep. A short time later she says she woke up to the sound of someone coming into her house. She grabbed the gun and hid behind her makeup vanity. She soon found herself face to face with the man on the run from deputies.

Kimber pulled her gun out, pointed at the suspect and said, “Who are you?” and “Get the (expletive) out of my house!”

According to Kimber, the intruder’s eyes got really wide and he ran out of the house. As he was running from the home, Kimber says she fired one shot into the ground.

Kimber says the suspect stole her boyfriend’s ATV and fled the scene.

He’s still on the run, but odds are that he won’t bother Kimber again.

From Riverton,Utah, Derek Palmer, 36 was acting a fool at a friend’s house. The friend tried to get the inebriated sot into an Uber, but the driver was having no part of it. So Palmer did the next best thing – he took his pants off and started following teenagers into their garage where their father stopped him;

The father heard what was happening, grabbed his gun, and went to the garage.

“He states that he got in front of the male, later identified as Derek Palmer, and pushed him away. Palmer kept coming back at him, he kept pushing him away. When the male would not leave, (the father) took him to the ground and put him in a headlock,” the warrant states.

When Palmer got back up, he again challenged the father, questioning whether the gun was even loaded.

“(The homeowner) stated that he chambered a round into the gun at this point to show that it was loaded. Palmer then pulled out a knife and asked him if he would shoot him if he stabbed (the man) with the knife. (The homeowner) replied that he would,” according to the warrant.

Palmer then threw it in the direction of the father and continued to walk toward him. The homeowner “was able to knock him down a couple more times, (but) Palmer kept getting up and advancing toward him,” the warrant states.

When Darris Ellis “backed up as far as he could and Palmer refused to stay down on the ground, he shot him,” according to the affidavit.

Palmer was shot twice. When Unified police officers arrived, they say Palmer attempted to grab the gun that was now lying on a container in the garage. An officer saw what he was doing and moved the weapon, but Palmer wouldn’t stop, court records state.

“Multiple commands were given to Palmer to stop what he was doing and get on the ground. Palmer did not respond to the commands. (An officer) deployed his Taser, hitting Palmer,” the warrant states. The officer deployed a Taser on Palmer a second time when he again got up and allegedly tried to get the gun. He appeared to be readying to make a third attempt, police say, until an officer warned him that another Taser would be deployed.

From Indianapolis, Indiana;

The shooting occurred in the 3200 block of Milford Road just before 11 p.m. IMPD officers tell us a man was returning home when another man attacked him.

The two men got into a fight, and during the altercation the suspect was shot in the back. Police aren’t sure at this time whether the gun belongs to the homeowner or the suspect. Police say it’s possible the homeowner disarmed the suspect.

In Montgomery, Alabama;

Brandon Robinson, 28, and Jamaris Mitchell, 22, were armed with a handgun when they attempted to burglarize a house on Oak Shadow Lane on June 26, according to a release from the Montgomery Police Department.

The two were then confronted by the homeowner, and according to MPD, “there was an exchange of gunfire, and both suspects fled the scene.”

Robinson was found by MPD down the street suffering from gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital where he later died. Robinson is one of nine who were killed by gunfire in the last two weeks of June.

Mitchell is being charged with Robinson’s murder.

From Shreveport, Louisiana;

Police say during a possible home invasion a window was busted in while 2 men were inside and at least one suspected intruder was shot in the chest.

The suspected intruder was found in the front yard wearing a mask, with a dark t-shirt and tan shorts, gloves and holding an AR-15 rifle with a drum magazine attached, according to police.

The critically injured man was taken to University Health hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Police say the preliminary investigation suggests that several men tried to break into the house and shots were fired from the inside and the outside of the house.

It is believed that someone from inside the home fired rounds that hit one of the would-be intruders.

Police are working to identify the man as well as the others who fled the scene following the shooting.

Cops found a large quantity of weed in the target home.

From Durham, North Carolina;

One man in a masked group that invaded a home in the northwest part of the city Thursday night was shot in the back, police said.

The wounded man, who is 40 years old, was seriously wounded, police said. They did not disclose his name.

Police declined to say whether the man was shot by the owner of the home in the 200 block of Bridgefield Place or by someone else.

In Bluefield, West Virginia, two armed intruders wearing body armor staged a home invasion. The pair lit out when police arrived on the scene;

“The Bluefield Police Department responded with K-9 units,” Dillow said. “The two suspects were found in a wooded area off Wyoming Street.”Dillow said the black male was unresponsive. “He passed away due to what may have been heat stroke or a heart attack.”

In St Louis, Missouri;

According to the police report, around 9:50 p.m. on Lookaway Drive and Shepley Boulevard, the 56-year-old suspect tried to steal a 35-year-old man’s car. The man confronted the suspect and that’s when the suspect lunged at him with a box cutter. The man fired shots, striking the suspect in the leg.

The suspect was transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition. The owner of the car was not injured.

From Somers, New York, a retired police officer encountered an intruder in his home;

Leggio retreated back upstairs and grabbed his gun, which is equipped with a green laser sight.

“I put [the laser] right on his chest and said, ‘Who do you know?’” Leggio said.

The man reportedly asked for a friend named “Sean,” and Leggio responded, “You have the wrong house.”

“Right away I knew he wasn’t violent, so to speak,” Leggio said. “I was able to make that quick decision, because obviously I’m trained. But he’s still a threat, he’s still in my house, he still had a [pocket knife] on him.”

Leggio ordered the man to put his hands on his head and walk slowly, backwards, toward the front door. Once outside, he ordered the man to throw down his knife and his wallet. Using an old set of handcuffs, Leggio detained the man until police arrived.

“While it seems like he came into the wrong home, technically, he came into the right home,” Leggio said. “Had he went into someone else’s home, they could have shot him. He’s lucky.”

From Henrico, Virginia;

Police say officers responded to the 8800 block of Three Chopt Road for a shooting. When they arrived, two men with gunshot wounds were located. Both were transported to the hospital. Taivon Maquell Fox, 19, died from his injuries.

Police say one of the tenants at the apartment shot Fox and the other suspect.

In Nova Scotia, Canada, burglars were nice enough to bring guns for the law-abiding residents to shoot one of the crooks;

[Police] reported that after three men with firearms had entered a home, two male victims struggled with them. A firearm was seized by the victims and several shots were fired. The suspects then fled.

A 25-year-old male was treated for non-life threatening injuries and is in police custody. The other two suspects have not been found.

In Palestine, Texas;

Officers made contact with Carlos Scott, 33, who had a gunshot wound to the foot. Witnesses on the scene claimed a homeowner shot Scott after Scott threatened the homeowner and aggressively charged him. An officer, who is trained emergency medical technician, attempted to treat Scott’s injury, but Scott spat on the officer.

Scott was arrested for Public Intoxication and Harassment of a Public Servant. Scott had his injuries treated at Palestine Regional Medical Center and was later transported to Anderson County Jail.

Chief Tango sends a link from Sanford, North Carolina;

Deputies said a woman at 320 S. Plank Road grabbed her pistol after hearing somebody jiggling her door knob just before 11 a.m.

When the woman answered the door, Bryant Latrelle Martin, 29, of 281 S. Plank Road, attempted to force his way into the house and got into a struggle with the homeowner, authorities said.

The woman told deputies that she fired several shots at Martin, who ran from the front porch.

Authorities said Martin sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

In Canada, three thieves broke into a home where they were confronted by two men. One of the victims was able to relieve a criminal of his firearm and laid down a base of fire;

The three intruders turned and ran.

Police said they later found one of the suspects with a gunshot wound. The 25-year-old’s injuries are not life-threatening, according to the RCMP.

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, a convenience store clerk snatched a rifle from a thief’s hands and chased him from the store;

Atlantic City Police said that while the clerk was brave they also don’t recommend anyone do what he did when in a similar situation.

“There was a round in the chamber,” Atlantic City Police Sergeant Kevin Fair said. “Obviously the gun could have gone off and injured the clerk. Our recommendation is to comply with the individual and as soon as possible call 911.”

Brown Neck Gaitor sends us a link from Clarke County, Virginia, a resident called to report that his car and a gun had been stolen from him after he gave a ride to Zaxarea M. Alzanam. Alphabet crashed the stolen car which attracted the attention of the police who cordoned off the area to search for him. At about the time they were calling off the search, a resident called to tell them that Alphabet had broke into the resident’s home and the resident was holding him at gun point.

Deputies responded to the area and took ALZANAM into custody at a residence on Bittersweet Lane.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

Police said a woman pulled her car into the back and saw a man walking towards her. When she got out of the car, he ran at her and tried to grab her laptop bag.

The woman screamed for help and her boyfriend came outside and realized what was happening.

The boyfriend grabbed the suspect by the shirt, and officers said the suspect turned and starting punching him repeatedly.

A witness told FOX13 the woman pulled out a gun and shot the robber.

The robber is now in critical condition at Regional One.

Another “how-NOT-to” story from Dallas, Texas;

Julio Cesar Ruvalcaba, 36, was booked into the Dallas County Jail on Monday night and faces a murder charge.

An arrest warrant affidavit gave this account of the shooting:

Geddes shoplifted some items from a CVS Pharmacy, 1235 S. Buckner Boulevard, and ran out of the store, according to store surveillance video.

He jumped into the passenger side of a Toyota Camry and fled.

Ruvalcaba, who was identified by store employees as a loss prevention employee, ran out, got into a Camaro and drove off.

The Camaro chased the Camry on the freeway until the Camry crashed attempting to exit the freeway. The Camry was driven to Elam Road and the C.F. Hawn service road.

Geddes got out of the passenger side of the car and walked toward the Camaro, according to the warrant.

Ruvalcaba pulled out a gun and shot Geddes, then drove away, the warrant states.

Good news for a man protecting his family in Colorado Springs, Colorado;

A Colorado Springs man was justified in shooting an acquaintance who broke into his home in May, according to prosecutors.

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According to prosecutors, about a week before the shooting, an “incident had occurred” involving the shooter, the shooter’s girlfriend, and Garcia’s wife. Garcia separated from his wife as a result of the incident. Then, two days before the shooting, Garcia and the shooter talked on the phone. Garcia “made comments during that phone call that the shooter understood to be a threat against his safety,” according to prosecutors.

Around 2:30 p.m. May 14, the shooter, his girlfriend, and their three young children were upstairs in their townhome when they heard a boom come from downstairs. The shooter ran to the stairs and saw Garcia coming up the stairs toward him, according to prosecutors. The shooter yelled at Garcia to stop, and that he was sorry, but Garcia kept advancing up the stairs. The shooter shot Garcia once in the chest, killing him.

Chief Tango sends us a link from Columbia, South Carolina;

Police say [Joshua Tyler Bradley, 22] got into a fight with a 60-year-old man shortly after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning in the 5800 block of Koon Road in North Columbia. During the struggle, police say Bradley pointed a gun at the victim and then punched him in the head while demanding money. The two then struggled over the gun and the victim shot Bradley in the leg twice, according to police.

Bradley received medical attention for his non-life threatening injuries, according to investigators.

From Moorestown, New Jersey;

Burlington County prosecutors say the resident told police that two men had forced their way into the home. A struggle ensued and the resident said he stabbed both intruders.

Authorities say one of the intruders was pronounced dead at the scene. They were trying to determine if a man who sought treatment Sunday at a Willingboro hospital for a stab wound is connected to the attempted home invasion.

In Columbia, Missouri;

When police arrived at the scene, they found a 27-year-old male victim who had been approached by a black man at 1014 Claudell Lane.

The victim told police the robber pointed a handgun at him and demanded his belongings. The victim said he pulled out his own handgun and fired several shots at the robber.

Police said no one was reported injured but an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot was damaged by one bullet fired by the victim.

From Norristown, Pennsylvania, an example of how NOT to handle an intruder;

When police arrived, they found Christen Greene, 26, in the roadway suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers then encountered 29-year-old Santiago Villifan-Andrade, who surrendered at the scene by placing a handgun on the ground and raising both hands in the air.

Greene explained to the officers that Villifan-Andrade had shot him.

An investigation concluded that Villifan-Andrade arrived at his own apartment to find Greene there with a gun, and in the act of stealing money before running off. Police say Villifan-Andrade then chased Greene, tripped him, took [Greene’s] gun, and shot him.

Greene died at 4:01 am at Mercy Suburban Hospital

Villifan-Andrade was charged with voluntary manslaughter and bail was set at $500,000.

Another “how-NOT-to” story from Wichita, Kansas;

Officers were called at around 2 a.m. Monday to an armed robbery at the Valero at 851 South Meridian, near Kellogg. An employee told them a masked female entered the store, was armed with a handgun and demanded money.

The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash. As she fled the store, a 38-year-old witness fired two shots in the air, Officer Charley Davidson said.

The suspect then got into the back of white Chevy pickup, which left the scene. She is described as a white and standing between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10. She wore a yellow mask, gloves, a black shirt and jean shorts.

Officer Davidson said the Wichita Police Department does not recommend firing a gun into the air.

“You could potentially face charges,” he said.

From Pensacola, Florida;

A Pensacola man has been arrested for sexual battery after a bystander held him down with a baseball bat as he allegedly tried to run from the scene.

According to his Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Cortez Pryor, 25, was spotted by the bystander running down North S Street just after midnight on July 7. The bystander told police he saw the alleged victim down the street yelling that she had just been raped, so he chased Pryor and held him down until police arrived.