Sunday morning feel good stories

Last month, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, Michael F. Moler, 16, broke into the New Community Church. After stealing some items there, he broke into the home of 62-year-old George Martin. Moler tried to attack Mr. Martin with a hammer, who responded with gunfire. Moler stumbled outside and collapsed in the driveway where police found him. Mr. Martin has been cleared of wrongdoing;

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has reviewed the circumstances and determined the shooting was justified.

The police chief said: “Any person who makes a conscious decision to commit this type of crime should take note that homeowners have the legal right to protect themselves. That’s what happened in this event and the law saved an innocent victim.”

From Fresno, California;

Fresno police say the suspect walked into the Starbucks with a “Transformers” mask and a replica handgun. When the clerk seemed hesitant about giving up the money, he took out his knife. Seconds later, customer Cregg Jerri, 58, snuck up behind the suspect – armed with a chair – and struck. You can see the two get into a fight that led back into another part of the store. Police say the customer took the knife and stabbed the would-be robber several times until he took off running.

Police say Jerri was stabbed in the neck but will be OK; they’re calling him a hero.

As for the suspect, he was found a few blocks away and will be booked when he’s out of the hospital.

From Columbia Township, Ohio;

The break-in happened at about 3:15 a.m. on Kenoak Lane, off Kennedy Avenue. The men startled the family living there, and the homeowner grabbed a hammer.

After a struggle, the homeowner got a gun and shot both men, the sheriff’s office said.

They were found not far away, in Cincinnati. Both were taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

A story of a little frontier justice from Kenya;

Residents said the two were riding on a motorbike and used the wrong lane as they were in a hurry.

They collided with a Probox at a slip road towards Wangige town, after which a pistol and its magazine slipped from one of the suspects.

The man picked the pistol and magazine quickly and shot twice in the air before hijacking a matatu filled with passengers.

Passengers who were waiting to board the matatu fled the scene as a confrontation ensued.

“When some people suspected the other one who was left was not armed, he was arrested by members of the public who started interrogating him,” Ongaya said.

“Within no time, old tires were brought and tied around his body, petrol was poured on him and he was set ablaze.”

Ongaya said the bodies were taken to City Mortuary,

While thanking residents for raising an alarm over the incident, he also faulted them for lynching the second suspect.

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