Saturday morning feel good stories

Tim sends a link from Phoenix, Arizona;

A Phoenix Police Department spokesperson said a family arrived home at 13th Avenue and Union Hills Drive to find an armed burglar.

One of the residents and the burglar fired shots at each other, and the suspect took off. No injuries were reported as a result of the gunfire.

Officers are searching for the suspect and say he has yet to be apprehended.

Eggs sends a link from Tucson, Arizona;

The suspect, 21-year-old Treshun Devonte Bates, tried to buy tobacco products but was turned away for lack of identification, according to police.

A few moments later Bates returned with another person. That person tried to buy the same cigarettes Bates was trying to buy. The clerk told the other person he was not able to sell the cigarettes because it was against the law since he was not able to prove Bates was over 18.

The police report says Bates became “extremely irate” and lifted his jacket to expose the waist of his pants, showing a pistol. He then told the clerk “I can get whatever I want.”

The cashier tried to remove Bates from the store, at which time Bates struck the cashier with the firearm in the forehead. The police report then says Bates pointed the pistol at the cashier. The cashier grabbed Bates to stop him from pointing the gun at him. The cashier picked up Bates and threw him through the window of the store. The cashier went back into the store and tried to detain Bates until police arrived.

Bates then told the cashier the police were there, so the cashier let go thinking he would run into officers. Police were not on the scene yet and Bates took off running from the scene.

Witnesses saw Bates walk to an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Iola. Responding officers found blood at an apartment there. At that point, additional officers were requested to the scene and were able to take Bates into custody without incident.

From Hesperia, California;

Michael Goode, 36, of Hesperia was airlifted to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center after he was shot by an armed homeowner protecting himself inside his home.

It happened at 10:32 pm, in the 9000 block of Ponderosa Avenue on March 29, 2018, Hesperia sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence reference a burglary in progress.

When deputies arrived they found the Goode down and suffering from a gunshot wound to his ‘upper body’, sheriff’s officials said.

“Through interviews and evidence at the scene, Detectives determined Goode went to the location and attempted to gain entry as the resident slept. The adult male resident heard the disturbance and engaged in a verbal confrontation with Goode at the door. Goode continued to attempt entry to the house at which time the resident armed himself. Seconds later, Goode successfully forced entry and fearing for his safety, the victim fired one round from his firearm, striking the suspect,” sheriff’s officials stated in a news release.

Following the shooting, Goode attempted to flee on foot, however, due to his injuries he collapsed in the front yard at about the time deputies were arriving on scene.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

A robbery suspect is in critical condition, another in police custody, and a third suspect is on the run after a robbery and shooting at an IHOP restaurant.

Shots were fired about 12:41 a.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of East Shelby Drive in Whitehaven.

Police say three men tried to rob a man as he walked to his car. That man fired shots at the three suspects, injuring one of them. That suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition. A second suspect was taken into custody. The third is on the run.

From Allentown, Pennsylvania;

A state police trooper working his first week at the Fogelsville barracks was dispatched Wednesday evening to the Walmart in Lower Macungie Township on a shoplifting call and spotted a suspect right away — a man wearing a type of mask seen in horror movies while pushing a full shopping cart.

After seeing the trooper, the masked man ditched the cart and ran out the side entrance of the store, passing bewildered customers and employees as he headed to the parking lot.

Moments later, the man pulled a gun and fired “one shot” at the trooper from 15 yards away, state police Capt. Richard D’Ambrosio said. The trooper fired back nine times, he said, hitting the man multiple times — he died with a .40-caliber Glock on his lap.

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