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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Peoria, Arizona
From KTAR of March 20, 2008 Peoria Homeowner Shoots Intruder
A Peoria homeowner shot an intruder Thursday morning.
Peoria Police Public Information Officer Mike Tellef said the 62-year-old man heard someone breaking into his house near 85th and Olive avenues. Armed with a handgun, he went to investigate.
"He told us that he told the subject to stop," Tellef said. "The subject kept approaching on him, he felt in fear of his life, that's why he fired the single shot that he fired."
The 18-year-old suspect, Jason Rodriguez, a Glendale resident, was shot in the shoulder, and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries where he was treated and released to police.
Rodriquez was booked into 4th Avenue Jail and charged with burglary and aggravated assault.
Labels: AZ, home invasion
posted by Dave at 7:13 PM permalink
Frisco, Texas
From the Courier Gazette of March 20, 2008 Man shot in home by intruder
A Frisco man received minor injuries after being shot in the arm by an intruder after arriving home from work Thursday afternoon.
Steven Geddie, 24, told police that he grabbed a 12 gauge shotgun when he heard someone breaking into the rear door of his home after arriving home from work in the 8400 block of Hickory Street shortly after 6 p.m.
“Initial reports show that he and another subject exchanged gunshots,” Frisco police Sgt. Gerald Meadors said.
Police said that the intruder used a small caliber pistol to fire two rounds at Geddie, who then fired one round at the intruder. Geddie suffered a minor injury to the left arm but refused to be transported to the hospital.
Police said Geddie described the suspect as a Hispanic or Oriental male wearing a blue Dallas Cowboys cap, grey and white jacket, jeans, and a red bandana over his face.
The motive for the shooting is unknown, and the incident is still under investigation. Labels: defender shot, home invasion, tx'
posted by Dave at 7:10 PM permalink
Hickory, North Carolina
From WCNC of March 20, 2008 Police: Home invasion victim shoots, kills suspects
Police say two suspects are dead after an attempted home invasion.
Catawba County sheriff’s deputies say two men dressed in black and carrying pistols forced their way into a home on 33rd Avenue in Hickory around 11:00 last night. According to a sheriff’s official, the homeowner was armed with his own gun, and shot the suspects. Both suspects were pronounced dead at the scene.
Major Coy Reid with the sheriff’s office said both men were wearing masks and latex gloves.
At this time, no arrests have been made. Labels: home invasion, NC
posted by Dave at 7:01 PM permalink
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Anton, New York
From the Anton News of March 7, 2008 Resident Shoots at Suspects
A resident of Elmont shot at two suspects who broke into his residence in an attempted burglary.
According to police, at approximately 1:25 a.m. on Feb. 28, two male suspects kicked open the side door of a Post Avenue home and ordered the 36-year-old male resident not to move.
Police said the suspects then removed cash that was on a piece of furniture in the living room. Police said the resident was a licensed pistol permit holder and produced a handgun. The resident then chased after the suspects, firing one shot, police said. It is not known whether one of the suspects was struck.
One of the suspects is described as a black male, wearing a black, puffy jacket and a dark skullcap. Labels: concealed carry permit, home invasion, NY, residence robbery
posted by Dave at 7:02 PM permalink
Scott County, Indiana
From the Louisville Courier-Journal of March 18, 2008 Two men wounded at Austin business
Two Scott County men are recovering from gunshot wounds at University Hospital in Louisville after they were wounded last night on the property of a modular home dealership in Austin.
Malcolm Abner, 28, and Michael West, 33, are listed in fair condition today.
Scott County Sheriff John Lizenby said 32-year-old Chester Stacey told officers that he shot the men when they came at him as he investigated what he thought were people stealing things at Countryside Mobile Homes at 2771 E Ind. 256 in Austin. Stacey is the son of Countryside owner Grover Stacey.
Lizenby said a Scott County officer who had been called to the scene to investigate possible trespassers was talking to the elder Stacey when they heard voices and then heard gunshots in a field on the property.
Officer Joe Johnson found the younger Stacey holding a 9-mm automatic handgun with Abner down in front of him.
West later came out of the field and told an Indiana state trooper that he’d been shot.
Lizenby said this morning that no one has been charged but the investigation is continuing. He said officers are searching for two other men that Chester Stacey said were also in the field. Labels: business burglary, IN
posted by Dave at 6:56 PM permalink
Gloucester County, Virginia
From the Daily Press of March 19, 2008 Landscaper shoots rabid fox after attacks
A rabid fox was shot Friday in the Pine Mill Subdivision off of Pinetta Road, making it the second confirmed animal with rabies in the county this year.
The fox was seen acting strangely in the neighborhood last Thursday, prompting residents to call Gloucester Animal Control, said M.B. Sheppard, the county's Environmental Health Supervisor. But deputies were unable to find the fox and advised residents that if the fox was spotted again and acting similarly to shoot it.
On Friday, the fox first attacked two adult dogs that were penned up and then two puppies playing in a ditch and exposed the two puppies to rabies, Sheppard said. A landscaper working in the subdivision saw the fox and borrowed a homeowner's shotgun before killing the animal. Tests later confirmed the fox was rabid.
A 9-year-old girl who came in contact with the puppies is undergoing post-exposure rabies treatment, Sheppard said. Labels: animal, VA
posted by Dave at 6:42 PM permalink
Phoenix, Arizona
From the AZCentral of March 18, 2008 Stunt man turned salon owner shoots robber
A would-be robber, “picked the wrong business and the wrong cowboy to mess with,” when he entered a Phoenix storefront and pulled out a gun.
That’s because Rodd Wolff leads a double life. He is a movie stuntman. In training for roles in films like “Rambo III”, “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and “Miracle at Sage Creek”, Wolff had to be able to shoot a gun while riding a horse. He got a chance to put those cowboy skills to use in the unlikely setting of the business he owns, a hair salon.
Wolff, his wife and three clients were inside Hair Productions at 25 Street and Indian School Road about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon when the suspect walked in wearing a wig and dark sunglasses. Because of previous crimes at nearby businesses, Wolff had established a code word his employees would use in the event of a robbery.
He was in a back room when he heard his wife utter the code word three times. As the robber moved further into the salon, Wolff removed a gun that had been wrapped in a towel and ordered the man to drop his gun. When he did not comply, Wolff fired three shots, striking the suspect.
The robber dropped his wig and sunglasses and managed to get a green SUV outside the store. Wolff followed and held the man at gunpoint until police arrived.
The suspect was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Phoenix Police Lt. Robert Sparks was impressed at Wolff’s use of the code word. “It’s good for business owners to be prepared and have a plan,” Sparks said.
Wolff says he first opened the salon in 1972. His acting career began in 1966’s “Duel At Diablo”. The Internet Movie Database credits him as a stuntman in18 films or TV shows. He is also listed as an actor in one film.
Despite his actions taking down an armed robber in a salon with five innocent people, Wolff says, “I’m no hero.” Labels: AZ, business robbery
posted by Dave at 9:11 AM permalink
Tucker, Georgia
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of March 19, 2008 Elderly Tucker man kills intruder
If a DeKalb County home invasion suspect thought an elderly Tucker couple would make an easy target Tuesday night, he thought wrong.
Now the suspect is dead, and DeKalb police say the 81-year-old homeowner will not face charges for shooting and killing the man.
DeKalb police spokesman J.T. Ware said that about 11 p.m., the unidentified suspect, who appeared to be in his 20s, broke into the home on Zemory Drive, in a neighborhood off Lawrenceville Highway.
"The suspect, as he was entering the location, made enough noise to arouse the suspicions of the homeowner, and he was able to locate his weapon and load it," Ware said.
The homeowner confronted the suspect, and after a brief struggle, shot and killed the man, Ware said.
He said the homeowner, whose name has not been released, was hospitalized for treatment of wounds suffered during the struggle, but is expected to be okay. The man's 78-year-old wife was not injured.
Ware said police do not plan to charge the homeowner.
"He defended his home, defended his wife," Ware said. "He did what everybody would hope to do in a situation like that." Labels: GA, home invasion
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