Sunday morning feel good stories
The first story comes from Idaho, where a retired Marine, Brian Becker, did what the cops couldn’t;
Becker says when he heard his dog Jasmine barking, he grabbed a gun and flashlight, then went to check it out.
Becker says when he went outside, he saw escaped convict Roy Bieluch standing in his yard. “You don’t get to pick where violence happens,” says Becker. “It happens all over the place. The only thing you can do is be ready if it does. Fortunately tonight, I was fortunate.”
He says he told Bieluch to stay put and put his arms up. “He finally says, I’m not going to do it and I says oh yes you are,” Becker says. “He stepped toward me and that’s when I shot. He went down immediately. I switched gun hands and called 911, then went back, watched him, and they came up. The first officer that showed up, I told him I hadn’t searched him yet, so I covered {Bieluch} while he searched because {the deputy} came up single-handed.”
On to Ohio;
At about 5:03 p.m., an unknown man brandished a gun at Metro PCS, 4111 Monroe St., police said.
Manager Kevin Karcho then pulled out a firearm and shot as the suspect stood in the doorway, according to police.
In an interview, Mr. Karcho said the robber believed he was reaching for cash. He said he was not frightened and did not intend to strike the man.
“It just happened quickly,” he said.
The suspect left the store without cash and ran south along Bellevue Road toward Central Avenue. The suspect’s wig was recovered in the 3700 block of Bellevue Road, police said.
Then out in California;
“The [off-duty police] officer was in his home, sitting in the living room when he saw a male black about 20 years old wearing dark clothing standing in his kitchen,” Marquez said.
The officer ran to another room and armed himself with a shotgun, LAPD Sgt. Barry Montgomery said.
“Once he was armed, he exited the side door of his residence,” the sergeant said.
The officer encountered the intruder behind the house, near the back door, he said.
“It was at that point that am officer-involved shooting occurred,” Montgomery said. It was unclear exactly what promted the officer to open fire.
The suspect ran off, officials said.
Police searched the area but were unable to find the suspect, Montgomery said.
It was unclear if the suspect was struck by the gunfire.
I’m thinking that a cop who can’t hit a man-sized object with a shotgun needs more range time.
As always, thanks to Chief Tango for the links.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Despite popular opinion, a shottie is not a magic death ray that lays waste to all before it. Ya gotta AIM that sucker, officer. Although I’m sure the unhurt bad guy beshat himself when it lit off.
Thank you Aw1Ed!!! Folks think if they have a shotgun it’s all good. NOT! It takes knowing your barrel length, load, load spread at increasing distance and most of all, aim and control. I would think a police officer would know those things about his own weapon.
Regarding the apparent shotgun miss: hey, it was California, the Granola State (fruits/nuts/flakes). They love the
DC clown krewecurrent Administration out there.Maybe he was just taking the VP’s advice. (smile)
“The Granola State” Haven’t heard that may I use it?
I think the officer is being reviewed currently for any and all tactical assignments he may have been on. His brothers in arms are probably shaking their heads saying, “Man, Bob, you’re giving us a bad name” That or they’re preparing to commend him for furthering their efforts to be a kinder, gentler police force.
Granola State, the Land of Fruits, Nuts, and Flakes.
Oops, reading comprehension is my friend.
#3 brought enough gun but failed to deploy it accurately. More details needed.
From Ohio: “He said he was not frightened and did not intend to strike the man.”
Well then Mister, if you didn’t intend to “strike the man” and kill him you should never have armed yourself, aimed at him, then put your bugger hook on the bang switch!
NEVER draw unless willing to fire.
NEVER aim unless willing to kill or destroy what’s in your sight picture.
DO NOT discharge your weapon unless the above is settled in your mind firmly.
One has to be willing to kill and live with the ramifications. That’s why in these days of sometimes liberal prosecutors you better know your state’s home defense and personal defense allowances and limits. Defending yourself from an intruder or parking lot threat is just the first part that may save you and your families lives. Then comes the defense of your defense. That often does not go as easily in some places as others. This guy wouldn’t be the first business owner or home owner who was charged with manslaughter after it was determined the threat was retreating. At home, as my grandfather said “boy…make sure there’s a just one story told…your’n!” Out in public, extra concern and intimate knowledge of your legal rights and limits to use deadly force is the difference between going home shaken up and going to jail shaken up. Otherwise, stick to harsh language.
Bingo! We have a winner!
Now, because he “did not intend to strike the man” someone else out there might be shot by that bad guy.
Because he didn’t solve the problem, now someone else has to.
Also, where did the round he fired go? Better the bad guy goes down than some random passerby.
““You don’t get to pick where violence happens,” says Becker. “It happens all over the place. The only thing you can do is be ready if it does. Fortunately tonight, I was fortunate.””
Words to live by, Marine. Well done. Well done, indeed.
But I AM confused by, “{the deputy} came up single-handed.””. I presume that he meant EMPTY handed?
Or singlehanded in that he came by himself (no partner to search the culprit while he covered him).
When I worked at the Utah State Prison, we were taught, when in a prison riot situation, to fire the Remington 870 shotgun, not directly at the inmates, but at the concrete floor in front of them, so the pellets would ricochet at an angle, striking the inmates in the legs.
Of course, that was training.
I never had to do that in real life.