Tx Homeowner sends would be robbers running. - The Firearms Forum

woolleyworm · 08-20-2009, 04:55 PM

TEMPLE (August 20, 2009)-- John Evans, 19, of Temple and a 16-year-old boy whose name was not released were arrested early Thursday after two burglars stole a remote garage door opener from the vehicle of a Temple resident, used it to open the garage door of the man’s home, and then fled when they encountered the armed homeowner

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It happened at around 1 a.m. Thursday on Las Cienega Drive.

Nearby officers responded, and arrived in time to see the two burglars entered a creek and wooded area near the home.
Police searched the area without success until about 3 a.m. when a Temple Daily Telegram carrier flagged an officer down and said he saw the pair in a vehicle on a nearby street.
Officers arrested the two without incident, police said, and recovered some property taken in other burglaries in the neighborhood overnight.
Evans was charged with burglary of a habitation.
The 16-year-old was taken to the Bell County Juvenile Detention Center and was also charged with burglary of a habitation, police said.
Police are investigating other similar incidents in South Temple and said additional charges are pending.

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/53838657.html

Couple of good points to take from this one..

1.) an armed homeowner is a helluva theft deterrent

2.) never leave your garage door opener in plain sight, thieves and crooks are idiots, but not entirely stupid; don't encourage them.

bcj1755 · 08-20-2009, 05:35 PM

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an armed homeowner is a helluva theft deterrent

The good decent LEOs know this. I've have more than one LEO tell me the same thing.

topper · 08-21-2009, 04:57 AM

they outta be whipped in the public square for such behaviour. they were lucky they were not shot. if it had been me that caught them on my property....

Keep both barrels loaded!

08-20-2009, 04:55 PM	#1
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Tx Homeowner sends would be robbers running. TEMPLE (August 20, 2009)-- John Evans, 19, of Temple and a 16-year-old boy whose name was not released were arrested early Thursday after two burglars stole a remote garage door opener from the vehicle of a Temple resident, used it to open the garage door of the man’s home, and then fled when they encountered the armed homeowner. It happened at around 1 a.m. Thursday on Las Cienega Drive. Nearby officers responded, and arrived in time to see the two burglars entered a creek and wooded area near the home. Police searched the area without success until about 3 a.m. when a Temple Daily Telegram carrier flagged an officer down and said he saw the pair in a vehicle on a nearby street. Officers arrested the two without incident, police said, and recovered some property taken in other burglaries in the neighborhood overnight. Evans was charged with burglary of a habitation. The 16-year-old was taken to the Bell County Juvenile Detention Center and was also charged with burglary of a habitation, police said. Police are investigating other similar incidents in South Temple and said additional charges are pending. http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/53838657.html Couple of good points to take from this one.. 1.) an armed homeowner is a helluva theft deterrent 2.) never leave your garage door opener in plain sight, thieves and crooks are idiots, but not entirely stupid; don't encourage them. __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." . --> Last edited by woolleyworm; 08-20-2009 at 04:57 PM..

08-21-2009, 04:57 AM	#3
topper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: deep in the woods Posts: 748	Re: Tx Homeowner sends would be robbers running. they outta be whipped in the public square for such behaviour. they were lucky they were not shot. if it had been me that caught them on my property.... Keep both barrels loaded!