INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
Neighbor said that their dog scared the intruder away.....if I heard that I would check the place out myself w/o calling LE...
Other wise TR is correct (as always) I would of called 911.
Other wise TR is correct (as always) I would of called 911.
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
This Chuck?? http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9 ... xQcWqQuXko" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;steves 50de wrote:I will try and keep this short as possible the lady next door knock's on my door and said people were in your shed and her dog scared them away. So i go back there to close the door up and see if anything is missing, nothing appear's to be missing and no one was in the shed.
As i start to walk around to the back of the shed a man jumped out from behind the shed at a range of 3 or 4 feet i back up a few step's and have him at gun point and advice him to don't even think about moving, i get the light on his face and see he is about 15 or 16 year's old.
He was so scared he could hardly talk but told me i would never see him again in my back yard. He asked to please don't call the police he was very sorry. I advised him to tell his friend's they are not welcome either and stay off the property I decided to let him go and not call the police. It's ok to flame me as i'am sure some will think i handled it improperly and I 'll take my lump's now for the non call to the police,... i think i let the kid go because he looked like chuck.
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
As you said carmen i went back their not expecting someone was hanging around back there after the dog chased them off. i also wanted to get the door closed because of the high wind's last nite.carmen fovozzo wrote:Neighbor said that their dog scared the intruder away.....if I heard that I would check the place out myself w/o calling LE...
Other wise TR is correct (as always) I would of called 911.
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BEAR! wrote:This Chuck?? http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9 ... xQcWqQuXko" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;steves 50de wrote:I will try and keep this short as possible the lady next door knock's on my door and said people were in your shed and her dog scared them away. So i go back there to close the door up and see if anything is missing, nothing appear's to be missing and no one was in the shed.
As i start to walk around to the back of the shed a man jumped out from behind the shed at a range of 3 or 4 feet i back up a few step's and have him at gun point and advice him to don't even think about moving, i get the light on his face and see he is about 15 or 16 year's old.
He was so scared he could hardly talk but told me i would never see him again in my back yard. He asked to please don't call the police he was very sorry. I advised him to tell his friend's they are not welcome either and stay off the property I decided to let him go and not call the police. It's ok to flame me as i'am sure some will think i handled it improperly and I 'll take my lump's now for the non call to the police,... i think i let the kid go because he looked like chuck.
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Okay, I'm glad we cleared that up.steves 50de wrote:Post razor the kid could be his twin.
Cause I just saw Chuck at Fun 'n Gun and you KNOW the headline:
Chuck don't even look like Chuck.
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After staring down the business end of a Glock 21 that he didn't expect to see coming, there's a good chance that his shorts were muddy.pirateguy191 wrote:Little dude would have been pretty muddy if he was in my yard.
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
You said you closed the shed door, but said nothing about a lock. Was the shed locked? My shed has a built in lock. I modified the locking bar to make it sturdier. I am sure that someone could still break in; it would just make it a little more difficult. I have a pair of motion-activated floodlights opposite the shed which would light up the intruder. The light might make someone think twice about breaking in.
I am glad you have an observant and helpful neighbor and that you caught the guy without anyone being hurt. I don't know if I would have let him go. He is probably not part of a ring, but we have had a rash of burglaries in Kettering near my neighborhood (Beavercreek).
I am glad you have an observant and helpful neighbor and that you caught the guy without anyone being hurt. I don't know if I would have let him go. He is probably not part of a ring, but we have had a rash of burglaries in Kettering near my neighborhood (Beavercreek).
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
IANAL but if he did not commit a felony and you detain him, it might not work out so well for you. Things aren't like they used to be when us boomers were growing up.EE wrote: I don't know if I would have let him go. He is probably not part of a ring, but we have had a rash of burglaries in Kettering near my neighborhood (Beavercreek).
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Criticism: Probably should have called the cops.
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
If the kid cleans-up his act then you did the right thing. If the kid starts breaking in all the neighbors houses then you did the wrong thing.
If you told the kid to take the shovel from the shed and start digging a hole and he asks why, you tell him he is digging his own grave.
I think that would set him straight.
If you told the kid to take the shovel from the shed and start digging a hole and he asks why, you tell him he is digging his own grave.
I think that would set him straight.
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Staring at a glock 21 at point blank range was imo enough.color of law wrote:If the kid cleans-up his act then you did the right thing. If the kid starts breaking in all the neighbors houses then you did the wrong thing.
If you told the kid to take the shovel from the shed and start digging a hole and he asks why, you tell him he is digging his own grave.
I think that would set him straight.
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On more than one occasion, I've heard yutes bragging about the "suckers" that let them go. Last time was about two weeks ago in the food court at Parmatown mall. A table full (5) of young (mid-teen) fine upstanding young thugs-in-training was exchanging accounts of how they had, at various times, been caught in their misdeeds. They guffawed at the excuses they used to get the "suckers" to let them go. Yet another reason I don't practice catch and release. If they're old enough to make bad decisions, they're old enough to start accumulating a paper trail and the accountability that comes with those decisions.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I agreeCroManGun wrote:On more than one occasion, I've heard yutes bragging about the "suckers" that let them go. Last time was about two weeks ago in the food court at Parmatown mall. A table full (5) of young (mid-teen) fine upstanding young thugs-in-training was exchanging accounts of how they had, at various times, been caught in their misdeeds. They guffawed at the excuses they used to get the "suckers" to let them go. Yet another reason I don't practice catch and release. If they're old enough to make bad decisions, they're old enough to start accumulating a paper trail and the accountability that comes with those decisions.
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Re: INTRUDER IN MY SHED TONITE
I'm not second guessing you, no one got hurt and that is priority #1, period. With a gun in the equation, letting him go might have been the only good option. My guns are to protect me, not play catch the petty criminal.
But even if I didn't notice anything missing from my shed, I'd feel bad if I was talking to a neighbor the next day and found out there was a bunch of stuff missing from his shed and I could have done something to bring the thieves to justice.
I'm calling the police if I ever need to point my gun at someone. I'm the victim, and I'm not going to have the police show up because some punk called them saying, "I was just walking along and Mr. Jones pointed a gun at me and chased me off!"
But even if I didn't notice anything missing from my shed, I'd feel bad if I was talking to a neighbor the next day and found out there was a bunch of stuff missing from his shed and I could have done something to bring the thieves to justice.
I'm calling the police if I ever need to point my gun at someone. I'm the victim, and I'm not going to have the police show up because some punk called them saying, "I was just walking along and Mr. Jones pointed a gun at me and chased me off!"
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Local CHL holder found a bunch of teens on his property, and held them at gun point. He called the county sheriff. They claimed to be “star gazing.” He claimed they were high, trespassing, and had damaged his property. The teens went home to their parents - the CHL holder was arrested and went to jail for threatening the kids with a gun. Big mess, and expensive, too, for the CHL holder.
That’s why I said I’d call the cops. They’re the professionals, and they’re paid to deal with these issues.
That’s why I said I’d call the cops. They’re the professionals, and they’re paid to deal with these issues.