Tuesday morning feel good stories

AW1Ed sends us a story from Bonsall, California;

While arguing with the 30-year-old woman inside a van parked on a large rural property, Raymond Rivera, 39, allegedly began punching and choking her and slammed her head against a window, then punched her daughter in the arm when the child tried to intervene, said Lt. Dave Schaller.

The woman eventually managed to get outside, after which Rivera allegedly chased her around the vehicle and threw a portable air-conditioning unit at her.

“Fearing a continued attack and while fleeing, the victim produced a pocket knife and stabbed Rivera in the buttocks in self-defense,” the lieutenant said. “This action provided sufficient time to flee on foot and call 911.”

The mother and daughter then hid in a nearby 40-acre parcel covered by thick chaparral as deputies arrived and caught Rivera as he tried to flee the area on foot, Schaller said.

The suspect was treated at the scene for his stab wound and then transported to Palomar Medical Center. His girlfriend, whose name was withheld, declined treatment, and the child was unhurt.

From Mobile, Alabama;

Mobile Police have confirmed to News 5 a homeowner shot an intruder around 9:00 p.m. Sunday.

No arrests have been made in the incident, but Mobile Police are continuing their investigation.

From Ballard, Washington;

At approximately 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, a Ballard resident was sleeping at a home in the 6700 block of 25th Avenue NW when he heard someone breaking into his house.

According to the Seattle Police Department, the resident armed himself with a handgun and left his room to find that the intruder had already broken into the mudroom and was trying to gain access to the main house. He then fired a gun through the window of the door and into the mudroom.

The homeowner called 911 himself and officers responded.

Ten minutes later, a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his abdomen was dropped off at Swedish Hospital in Ballard and was later transferred to Harborview Medical Center for further treatment.

A neighbor also reported seeing a dark-colored station wagon driving away from the resident’s house. Officers later located the car several blocks away and observed fresh blood on the inside and outside of it as well as what appeared to be stolen property inside. A man and a woman were standing near the car when it was found and were taken in for questioning.

The man had an outstanding warrant and was arrested, and the woman was the sister of the man who suffered the gunshot.

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