Saturday morning feel good stories
Our first stop this morning is in Texas, as it is so often. I’m surprised there are any criminals left in Texas;
Officers responded to a shooting call in the 900 block of Highcrest Drive about 4:15 p.m., where they said a homeowner confronted two people who had broken into his home.
The alleged burglars forced their way into the back of the man’s home, according to police, and the homeowner heard a loud noise.
“He confronted them and during the course of that confrontation he shot at them,” said Sgt. Paul Rodriguez, of the Arlington Police Department.
The body of one of the two suspected intruders was found in the backyard of the house, Sgt. Rodriguez told NBC 5. Police later identified the body as 18-year-old Nathyn Tealer.
The other man initially escaped the scene, but police were able to find him a short time later, police said. He was not injured in the shooting.
Next stop is Michigan at a local jewelry store;
Kent County sheriff’s Lt. Marc Burns said the men entered the store, 1100 East Paris Ave. SE, at 11:17 a.m. and approached a case.
Soon after, the employee fired the shot.
The three men did not fire back and fled the store.
And then back to Texas;
According to a report from the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, a resident said he was awakened by loud sounds emanating from his neighbor’s property next door. The resident grabbed a handgun and flashlight before going outside to investigate the noises.
“As the resident approached the garage, he observed a white male crawling out from under the garage door. The resident called for the male to stop; however, the male ignored the resident and the male lunged,” a statement from the sheriff’s office explained. “The resident called for the male to stop, however, the male ignored the resident and the male lunged. The resident fired one shot in the direction of the suspect, however, the resident lost sight of the suspect. The resident went to check the building and discovered the suspect had been shot and was down between the buildings. The resident went back to his home and called 911.”
The criminal was pronounced DRT – Dead Right There. Those first three stories were sent to us by Chief Tango, the last one is a little different than the others – it comes from Tim and it happened in Arizona;
54-year-old homeowner, Randy Adams, arrived at his residence, which is under renovation, near Thomas Road and 75th Street around 7 a.m. and found Samuel Facio Porras removing construction equipment. Porras was loading the victim’s property into a white pickup truck in the alley behind the house.
Hoster said Porras, 53, attempted to flee in the vehicle and the homeowner gave chase then jumped into the back of the truck.
Porras began driving recklessly in an attempt to throw the man from the truck. Hoster said Adams grabbed a shovel and smashed out the rear window then began hitting the suspect with the shovel.
“I finally just took the shovel and broke the back window out and I raked all the glass out and then I just started beating him with the shovel,” said Adams.
“All the glass went flying into this eyes and he couldn’t see anymore so he said, ‘I’ll stop. I’ll stop,'” he continued.
The driver stopped the truck in the area of Miller Road and Palm Lane where the Adams continued to scuffle with Porras and ordered him to unload the stolen equipment. The suspect unloaded all of the stolen items onto the curb.
Category: Feel Good Stories
You can call 911 and wait for the police to eventually show up to take a report, or you can immediately rectify the situation and teach the thief why he should find a new line of work.
Hell yes. Break in, try to deprive someone of things that they feel they need and get shot. The jeweler’s clerk could use some range time. The guy with the shovel did the right thing too. Four instances of attempted theft, and all were thwarted. Nice feel good morning, Jonn.
To anyone wanting to try and rob me, I say “THERE IN NOTHING IN HERE WORTH YOUR LIFE!”
Love the fact the homeowner, once the thief stopped, got him to unload his stuff at the curb. I guess he decided he had harmed the thief enough and just wanted his stuff back. This is true vigilante (saw this definition: “a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.”) justice – catch them, judge them, punish them, get stuff back and let them suffer the consequences – medical treatment for their new found injuries. Oh, and mister police officer, “No we are not going to let them get away with our stuff. We know what you think – about our stuff and this crime and we know it is anything but victimless – it costs us our hard earned dollars twice; in buying it originally and replacing it; time to seek insurance reimbursement; time to replace the insurance because it is cancelled because of the insurance claim and finally we know the criminal justice system sees thieving as petty crime and will probably allow the criminal to walk with probation – stealing all over again – and restitution which no private citizen has received in over forty years.