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Victim uses firearm to stop knife attack in North Haven
by: Jareliz Diaz
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man was arrested after threatening someone with a knife in a parking lot on Thursday, police said.Police said at around 11:35 a.m., Obadiah Claud, 45, charged the victim with a knife and the victim took out his legally possessed gun to try to stop the attack.
Claud fled in his car when the victim took out the gun, police said.
Detectives found Claud’s car in West Haven and arrested him at a local business nearby.
Claud was charged with threatening in the second degree, illegal possession of a deadly weapon, and breach of peace in the second degree.
According to police, this was not a random incident and there is no threat to the public.
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Mr. Claud was fortunate to be apprehended unperforated.
HPD: Man hit, killed by car after running from officers onto East Freeway during road rage investigation
Police said the man got into an altercation with investigating officers before trying to run across the freeway.
Author: Sammy Turner, Katiera Winfrey
HOUSTON — A man is dead after Houston police said he ran away from officers onto the East Freeway and was hit by a car during a road rage investigation Saturday morning.This happened around 8:30 a.m.
Police said officers noticed some kind of disturbance on the East Freeway feeder road and went to investigate. At some point, a man got out of a car and got into a confrontation with officers. Police said he ran from the officers down an embankment and tried to cross the freeway. As he was crossing the eastbound lanes, HPD said a car hit and killed him.
Learma Kauffman lives just above the highway embankment. She saw the police early in the morning and as the day progressed, she said the police presence grew much larger.
“My heart goes out to the family whoever the case may be,” she said.
Houston police said the speed limit is 55 miles per hour along this road and many aren’t expected to see someone run across the lanes. Police said one driver missed the man, but a second vehicle hit him.
“This is heartbreaking for everybody and is very traumatic. We send our condolences,” said HPD Assistant Chief Cantu.
The eastbound lanes of the East Freeway were shut down for hours near Lockwood after the crash. The Texas Department of Transportation reported the freeway reopened at 12:45 p.m.
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KHOU!
Houston free range meltdowns and KHOU is there. Thanks, Gun Bunny.
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: Feel Good Stories, Guest Link
The Glock 17: innovation in a simple and non-conventional (for the time) package. A lot of us will remember the “Glock 7” as “…a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn’t show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it costs more than you make here in a month!”
I avoided the Glock bandwagon for decades, preferring the contemporary Beretta 92F (John McClane’s own carry weapon when facing the terrorists). I finally bought my 17 Gen5 three years ago, then bought a 45 MOS about a year later. They’re decent shooters, and even being full-sized handguns, they’re easily concealable for some with my frame (71″, around 210).
Nowadays, nearly every manufacturer offers a polymer frame high(er) capacity pistol, with some (the original S&W Sigma) even being sued by Glock for copying too much of their design. I’ve got a few plastic pistols, from the S&W Shield EZ to the Ruger Security-9 and Security-380, to the aforementioned Glocks. Admittedly, though, I still like the weight and reassurance of an all-metal gun, which is why the Beretta 80x Cheetah has seen some holster time while the Security-380 I bought around the same time just sits tucked away in a vehicle.
When the glocks came into the US back in 1988, they were known as plastic handguns from the non firearm community… at Brink’s, when I started work there in June of 1970, we used Colt Police positive .38’s and S&W Mod. 10 .38 4In. pencil barrels. After the AD inside Grand Central Station in NYC, we went to strictly S&W Mod 10 .38 4in. Bull barrels until just after 9/11 the company went to the S&W Mod. 4046 .40 4 in barrels. After I retired, they went to the S&W M&P which maybe in .40Cal but I don’t know if that is true. I think that they also went to another S&W Mod. but I am unsure of that also. The three Thompson Submachines guns that were found in the old range below the truck ramp were turned over to the ATF at 90 Church street.
I’m waiting for a follow up appointment to get my DOT medical clearance. Damned blood pressure’s been an issue since before I joined the Army, and naturally it was a bit high when I went for the screening. Brinks seems to be a good employer, if their job openings are any indication. Salary estimates down this way are $4-10 higher than Loomis, but so long as the DOT stuff is straight, I’m going for the latter. They always seem to be hiring, and my 10-minute interview with the supervisor and manager gave me a good impression of them as my potential bosses; they also issue everything except the firearm. A customer came into Bass Pro a few months ago with the list of approved guns, as he wanted to geta feel for them. I wish now that I’d have gotten a copy of it. As for Bass Pro, that singular retail experience in my lifetime is now behind me. It’ll go on the resume, but the closest I plan to get to another retail job is doing mobile maintenance for Home Depot or another big box.
I had a S&W Model 19-6 that I really liked for both concealed carry and open carry (in the woods). It was a police trade-in that I got for under $300, but a Georgia crackhead needed it more than me, I guess. The Model 29 I bought a few years ago is nice, but it’s a bit too hefty for regular carry.
As someone interested in the evolution of policing and criminal justice in general, it’s easy to see the effects of the high-profile incidents from the 1970s-1990s that led to police–and private security–moving from revolvers and shotguns to “Wonder Nines” and AR-15s. The Newhall Incident, 1986 Miami Shootout, and North Hollywood Shootout, among others, all paved the way for Officers Malloy and Reed to evolve into the modern LEO.
I like the old Ruger Security Six in .357 as a carry DA revolver.
My Home Training as a lad included, but was not limited to, DO NOT tug on Superman’s Cape, DO NOT pee into the wind, DO NOT take a knife to a gun fight, DO NOT argue with the PoPo, and DO NOT play in the traffic. It also included a deep appreciation for liberty and the study of history. I was further blessed to have toys made of wood and metal. I prefer my adult toys to be the same.
A not so good FGS for The Gun Bunny. Trip to the toofus doc is gonna hurt my jaw AND my wallet today.
The guy from Houston broke two of your rules, and that was more than enough.
A trip to the dentist will put a dent not only in your jaw and wallet, but in your Fine Dining Experiences at your local Fine Dinery. No Roaost Beast for awhile. But Southern Sweet Tea might help ease the pain and longing for awhile.
Had me a serving of cat head biscuits with sausage gravy and taters to tide me over till the sore mouth eases up. Ms Ginger Hair Thang receptionist was a Neil Diamond song. Holly Holy Honey Hush! Blue eyed Beauty! I think I’m in love!
You forgot “You don’t pull the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Slim”. Jim was unavailable for comment.
Can you imagine the cries of outrage if you gave a kid an old-school Erector Set today? One of the greatest toys ever. A box full of sharp metal parts and swallowable nuts and bolts.
North Haven? How’d that even…? (/s)
If you ever find yourself in CT;
first, ‘sucks to suck’ or ‘sorry’. Don’t care, pick one.
second, stay out of towns ending in Haven, -port, -bury, -walk, and Hartford.
Will be your PSD for whiskey.
So, the fine fellow in Connecticut isn’t as insane as he portrays himself.
And the fine fellow in Houston was actually quite insane.
Trying to run across any Houston-area freeway/toll-road at any time of day is playing Russian Roulette with 5 live rounds in the cylinder.
I remember an incident from some years ago where a shoplifter made it across the main lanes, only to vault the barrier to the HOV lane and get thrown into the air by a car, then spread-eagled on the front of a bus.
Kinda traumatic for the drivers and passengers.
Wyle E. Coyote nods in sympathy….
I passed through Houston a couple of weeks ago. Austin was quite the experience. The highways there are unlike any I recall driving on, what with the frontage roads being major thoroughfares themselves (I’m used to the quiet frontage roads of GA and LA) and the continuous tolls.
We stayed in a Super 8 that cost nearly $800 for three nights due to the COTA race and the GA-TX game. I checked in after 9pm, and there was a group of 4-5 younger people sitting on the stairwell with their luggage. They seemed nice enough, greeting us as we hauled the luggage in, but I wasn’t trying to make friends. Day two saw some loud-mouthed ghetto women arguing right outside the door at 0600. The Hispanic woman was dropping more epithets than I’ve heard outside of rap songs.
Day one, the wife couldn’t make it. Our seats were in section 9, on the other side of the main entrance. Fortunately, I had my mobility impaired ID, so I got us both wristbands to prevent her from having to walk too far. We skipped the Sting concert and went back the following afternoon, watching one of the races and a lucha libre match. The big reason for going in the first place was to see Eminem. She thoroughly enjoyed it, though we opted for the seated handicapped section in lieu of the stage front tickets she’d paid extra for. Me? He’s entertaining… I don’t like his politics, but if I avoided every artist I didn’t agree with, I’d have half an 8-track worth of music to listen to.
Anyway, nothing to really contribute to the thread. Austin’s a shithole like I figured, and Houston’s not much better. Homeless on every corner and methheads hanging out all hours at the motel. My brief foray off the interstate in Houston saw me sitting at a light while a crackhead gesticulated next to my window trying to get my attention.
(Gesturing frantically, and singing opera)
“I have a crack addiction and I NEED CASH NOW!!!”