Thursday, February 26, 2004
Husband kills predator, but loses his wife-- very sad
When a man came to his door asking to use a phone, an elderly Beaver Valley, Ariz., the resident did not expect what would happen next. The visit suddenly turned deadly when the man pulled a knife on homeowner Ray Freisen, demanded his wallet and car keys and then tied him to a chair. Freisen was...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Armed home invasion-- your worst nightmare--are you ready?
Two armed men burst into a Coatesville, Pennsylvania, home and demanded money from the two occupants in the living room. One of the armed invaders went up to the master bedroom and threatened to shoot or beat the couple in bed if they didn’t hand over some money. The man in bed, identified as Omar...
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Saturday, February 21, 2004
"Bro, you beatin' your old lady again?" "Dude, I'm not even there!"
A Freeport, New York, woman has her boyfriend and his brother to thank for rescuing her from a rapist. First Squad Det. Lt. Andrew Fal of Nassau, New York, reported that the suspect was believed to have been hiding in the basement of the home for some time. When the woman’s boyfriend left for work,...
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Friday, February 20, 2004
This could have been my Father (he is 76 and carries a .380)
A 76-year-old Chicago man was making his usual stop at the local gas station when things went very wrong. Charles Smith, a 27-year Army veteran (career soldier and outstanding citizen), was getting back into his car when he felt a gun at the back of his head. “Start the car and get out or I will...
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Don't Mess With the Abrams Sisters
When Judy Abram had her sisters over to play dominoes, a man walked up to the house and attempted to break through Abram’s living room window. She yelled at the man to leave, but he continued coming in the window. Abram then ran to her bedroom and returned with a pistol. She aimed it at the home...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Naked woman shoots neighbor who "just dropped in"..... only in Vegas.....
A Las Vegas, Nevada, woman shot and killed her next-door neighbor, whom she had previously caught burglarizing her apartment. Felipe Starks was trying to evade police officers, who wanted him in connection with a string of burglaries and a parole violation, by using a crawl space above the two...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2004
No Free Liquor Tonight, Fool
A Fort Wayne, Indiana, liquor store clerk did more than cover for a coworker when he worked an extra shift one Monday night. He may have saved the lives of everyone in the store. The employee had come to work at the Cap ’n Cork liquor store armed with a gun he carries for personal protection as he...
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Man says "karate chop this!" to would-be Ninja
A Salem, Massachusetts, resident learned what a great deterrent owning a gun can be. The resident called police, not to report being a victim of a crime, but to say that he discovered a man “all dressed in black” trying to break into his home. The resident aimed his gun at the would-be intruder, who...
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Sunday, February 15, 2004
Mother Hen Grows a Sharp Beak
A 26-year-old Portsmouth, Va., mother had used her new.40-cal. pistol at the target range for the first time and ended up relying on it to defend her family from an assailant the same night. Temesha Greene was fearful of the increasing crime rate in her community and had purchased the gun to protect...
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Grandpa & grandma outsmart a predator
A 73-year-old St. Louis County, MO man looked up from his television one night to see an armed man holding 4-inch shears to his wife's throat. The intruder had broken into the couple's basement through a window and tied a curtain around his face as a mask. The man grabbed the homeowner's wife when...
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