Thursday morning feel good stories
From Escondido, California;
Deputies said a man knocked on the homeowner’s door saying he was being chased and asking for money to pay for a taxi. The homeowner, who lives in the house surrounded by a tall fence topped with barbed wire, apparently didn’t believe the man’s story. What happened next is unclear, but the homeowner ended up shooting the man, apparently with a rifle or shotgun.
The man then barricaded himself in the master bedroom until sheriff’s deputies arrived. The homeowner’s two daughters were still in the house and were escorted from the home by deputies. The 28-year-old suspect emerged from the bedroom with multiple gunshot wounds.
The man was conscious and alert as paramedics took him to a hospital. He was released from the hospital and taken into custody.
From Chipley, Florida;
The incident happened at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday when a woman awoke to a loud noise outside her Pettis Road home. She woke up her husband and he went outside and found three men in his vehicles.
“During this time, a suspect, later identified as Tristen Wilson, 19, of Panama City Beach, turned toward the homeowner in a manner that made him fear he was about to be shot and the homeowner began to fire his rifle,” officials wrote in a news release.
The suspects drove away in a black 4 door Honda with a flat tire. Deputies found it and three suspects sitting in the middle of Pettis Road a short time later.
It was “apparent that they were all under the influence of either alcohol or drugs and they were not following commands,” deputies wrote
Once all suspects were detained, Wilson, advised deputies he had been shot. Washington County EMS responded immediately and transported Wilson to a local hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the leg.
Deputies found a loaded 9 mm handgun was found inside the suspects’ vehicle.
From Jacksonville, Florida;
Just after 2am Wednesday police responded to the Canterbury Gardens Apartments on Lane Avenue. JSO says the victim had just arrived home and was near his apartment door when a man with a gun approached him.
During the course of the attempted robbery the suspect shot the victim once in the leg.
Police say the victim was also carrying a gun and returned fire at the suspect. But it’s not clear whether the suspect was hit.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Asked for cab fare? Never be dependent on the kindness of strangers, especially in the dark hours of the night. You may be met by a large, angry dog or homeowner, possibly with a gun.
Was this fellow ‘being chased’ planning to flag down a cab in the wee hours?
Three drunks try to steal cars and drive away with a flat tire and a leg wound instead of a stolen car. Is that correct? Sorry, but that reporter’s effort to relay details muddled the story itself.
In other good news, Miss Punkin Squawkypants has a second confirmed mousekill. I have pictures. The mouse is in the trash instead of in the house.
Must be that time of year, we have captured 3 in the house with live traps…unfortunately, 3 means there are probably a dozen more!
Well a BZ goes out for Miss Punkin on the confirmed mouse kill. She deserves a nice CAT NAP on top of the computer. Speaking of cats, I watched a cat walking along Delray Beach the other day but I said that it was impossible due to the fact that this is August and what would SANDY CLAWS be doing out this early in the year?
(Snerrkkk!)
Ugggghhh……
Ex-PH2, may I have a word? I’m a 80 year old lady whose family members have patrioticly served in all branches and we are so thankful every one came home in one piece. Mother’s oldest brother Quincy Eugene Daily, born 03/03/ 1895, tleft the family farm at Rosa near the tiny town of Oneonta,Al, enlisted and was assigned to artillery after basic training and his outfit was shipped off to England, France and Germany, under the command of Harry Truman. He did his job loading and later catching the hot and heavy shells. His letters to his Mama and Papa and family were so short, look like they written with a pencil, but my Grandmother kept them close to her heart. Unfolded, reread, and refolded not knowing where her beloved so was. She made him good heavy socks and underwear and tried to send enough sweets and writing materials so he could share with others who didn’t have any. Many of the young men didn’t know how to write, and he listened to them and write for the men a letter they could send home. My grandmother guarded those briefs messages, short letters and every ribbon or badge he received..and locked them safely away in her round top ladies trunk. Years later, my cousin and her children inherited them and eventually donated the small collection to The Birmingham Public Library, Department of Archives. Other cousins followed Quincey’s service to the country Qiuincy’s son in law, Stanford W.Coston, enlisted in the Navy in Philadelphia and chose to make a career officer, and was Commander, later full fledged Captain and served an a captain of quiet a few vessels, in cruiser off Vietnam Nam, in the Mediterranean on high alert always he was awarded a bronze star with Valor amd this is engraved on hi military marble marker.,which I tend with respectful reverence. His ashes are interred beside hid mother and father in law in oak hill cemetery ,Oneonta Al Captain’s son Eric Blake Murray, endured and completed all the training and tests and qualified SEAL, the family is naturally proud of… Read more »
There are so many hawks and turkey buzzards in this area that letting a pet out unattended is almost a guarantee it will disappear in the blink of an eye. Punkin may be feral, but she’s the same size as a squirrel and would make a nice meal for a hawk’s fledglings. I think she knows it, too. So, no, she doesn’t go out, period.
I don’t mind if the hawks thin out the squirrel population. The tree bandits steal all my bird food. There are also coyotes around here that will attack dogs and children, too. They follow the game trails along the rivers. The deer population is so high that the counties are letting hunters go in where they don’t usually go to think the herds. I expect to see reports of bobcats and cougars at some point. It’s already happening in the western counties of this state.
But my cats are strictly indoor kitties. They have plenty of windows to watch from and are well cared for.
Thank you .
I mistakenly wrote the name of Captain Stanford W. Coston’s stepson.
He is Richard Blake Murray.
My apologizes, old eyes!