Morning prowler

[Robin]

So a 5;30 i'm sitting on the can taking care of business when the dogs start going ape shit. A couple minutes later my wife is hollering, somebody is prowling around the house, I hear her open the garage door and real scared says there is a man out side. We live at least a hundred yards off the road, a back road, and there is no reason for anyone to be out there a that time of morning, so I gather myself, grab some iron, tell my wife to call 911 and bolt out the door. My ATV was about fifteen feet from the garage and there is guy in front of it, he turns and starts walking words me talking and I cannot understand a word he is saying, when he gets a little closer I can see he is a black guy, kind of rare here about, maybe eighteen with a hoody, I put my hand at arms length, grab the .45 in the small of my back with the other hand and hollered, get the fuck out of here, he's mumbling something I can't understand and I just said get the fuck out of here, and I'm thinking he must be drugged up, simple minded, or something else, finally he leaves and I here him talking to someone up by the road and see a car out there as well, its still fairly dark. They start walking toward my closest neighbors house, a woman alone, and my wife, outside now, on the phone with 911, does an OMG and relays this to the 911 people. It took over ten minutes for the first cop to arrive. I look at my ATV and the kid had rifled through an old ruck sack I keep woods tools in and the tools, a machete, big knife , hand ax, nippers were on the ground, later the cop told me he was looking for the garage door remote hoping to find a gas can in there. I told the Deputy that if he had had one of those tools in his hand when I confronted him we would be having a different conversation. Anyway, another guy down the road also called the coppers when he saw one of them on his porch. Turns out they were actually looking for gas, pretty stupidly, but thats what the told the police. The one guy 19 had stolen the car from his parents, for the forth time, and they were pressing charges and the had some pot. While the deputies at talking to him he tries to make a run for it and get body slammed to the pavement, cuffed and tossed into the back of the Sheriff's SUV, while me and a few of the folks from our hood, we call it Hooterville, are jawboning ten yards away.
All in all, a pretty exciting morning and should make for a boring rest of day. I'm just thankful I didn't have to kill somebody.
Robin

 

[Doc8404]

Holy fk. You’re a good man. I think he was holding the hammer.

did you retrain your wife not to open the door??

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

I thought you would've beaten him down with a musket? You're right though, your place isn't exactly "main street" out there. Glad it turned out alright. Kid is lucky he'll be standing before a judge and not laying out for a coroner.

 

[GOYABEAN]

Glad everyone was safe but keep your head on swivel' try looking into a motion activated alarms or driveway alert and give them

 

[tirwin1]

Very well done. Your coolness under pressure prevented a more tragic outcome.

Is this the incident that makes the poor youth turn his life around?

 

[Doc8404]

Very well done. Your coolness under pressure prevented a more tragic outcome.

Is this the incident that makes the poor youth turn his life around?

i’m sure he had a $10 bill in his hand to pay for the gas he was looking for.

 

[kev74]

I'm glad it worked out without getting messy @Robin .

10 minutes to wait for a cop during a burglary in progress. That's reassuring.

 

[GTN]

Glad everything worked out Robin. We sure have a lot of this petty theft stuff in our neighborhood don’t we

 

[Vapor]

Glad it all turned out okay, and that you were there to watch out for some of your neighbors.


Once of the first things I did to our new place is install motion lights on every side of the house with good coverage. Then we have our little fluffy butt head to warn us, and I have a neighbor who will surely come with Glock if needed.

 

[Robin]

I was down the road jawboning with some folks that live on this road, by now there are four cop cars, when I see my wife walking up to one of the cops, turns out she was worried I might be cuffed and sitting in the back of a cop car, and she was there to explain that at no time did brandishing occur, God I love that gal!!!! Cop said as long as she was there he would take her statement.
Robin

 

[Vapor]

"Brandishing"? Excuse me...this person was on your property uninvited rummaging through a bag that contained deadly weapons...

Still, good for her

 

[Steal2B]

10 minutes to wait for a cop during a burglary in progress. That's reassuring.

I get it, the sarcasm is on point, but I'll pile on anyway as a public service in case there is a newbie visiting this fine forum or a Fudd.

Ten minutes in an urban or suburban setting is actually a good response time and I'll bet it was random luck a Deputy was patrolling not far away. Response times in the order of 20 to 30 minutes is not uncommon

As oft repeated and posted on this forum, even in best of circumstances, the burden of protecting your family rests with you. The police Response is often to start an investegation and not to preempt a violent invasion or crime.

"According to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call in well funded affluent urban neighborhoods is 10 minutes."

We were told after our thwarted home invasion attempt, that for active home invasions, (especially if it is reported shots were fired) most jurisdictions wait to coordinate multiple officers arriving simultaneously which further delays the Response. On the upside, when reinforcements do arrive, they come with overwhelming force.

 

[kev74]

I get it, the sarcasm is on point, but I'll pile on anyway as a public service in case there is a newbie visiting this fine forum or a Fudd.

Ten minutes in an urban or suburban setting is actually a good response time and I'll bet it was random luck a Deputy was patrolling not far away. Response times in the order of 20 to 30 minutes is not uncommon

As oft repeated and posted on this forum, even in best of circumstances, the burden of protecting your family rests with you. The police Response is often to start an investegation and not to preempt a violent invasion or crime.

"According to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call in well funded affluent urban neighborhoods is 10 minutes."

We were told after our thwarted home invasion attempt, that for active home invasions, (especially if it is reported shots were fired) most jurisdictions wait to coordinate multiple officers arriving simultaneously which further delays the Response. On the upside, when reinforcements do arrive, they come with overwhelming force.

It wasn't a criticism of LE, and I almost added a comment about how "Nobody needs 10 bullets..."

Our elected betters are ok with us little people waiting 10 minutes ( a good response time in a rural area) for police response while a criminal is having their way with our families and property - while they have private security on staff. I'm not OK with that.

 

[thegatman]

So a 5;30 i'm sitting on the can taking care of business when the dogs start going ape shit. A couple minutes later my wife is hollering, somebody is prowling around the house, I hear her open the garage door and real scared says there is a man out side. We live at least a hundred yards off the road, a back road, and there is no reason for anyone to be out there a that time of morning, so I gather myself, grab some iron, tell my wife to call 911 and bolt out the door. My ATV was about fifteen feet from the garage and there is guy in front of it, he turns and starts walking words me talking and I cannot understand a word he is saying, when he gets a little closer I can see he is a black guy, kind of rare here about, maybe eighteen with a hoody, I put my hand at arms length, grab the .45 in the small of my back with the other hand and hollered, get the fuck out of here, he's mumbling something I can't understand and I just said get the fuck out of here, and I'm thinking he must be drugged up, simple minded, or something else, finally he leaves and I here him talking to someone up by the road and see a car out there as well, its still fairly dark. They start walking toward my closest neighbors house, a woman alone, and my wife, outside now, on the phone with 911, does an OMG and relays this to the 911 people. It took over ten minutes for the first cop to arrive. I look at my ATV and the kid had rifled through an old ruck sack I keep woods tools in and the tools, a machete, big knife , hand ax, nippers were on the ground, later the cop told me he was looking for the garage door remote hoping to find a gas can in there. I told the Deputy that if he had had one of those tools in his hand when I confronted him we would be having a different conversation. Anyway, another guy down the road also called the coppers when he saw one of them on his porch. Turns out they were actually looking for gas, pretty stupidly, but thats what the told the police. The one guy 19 had stolen the car from his parents, for the forth time, and they were pressing charges and the had some pot. While the deputies at talking to him he tries to make a run for it and get body slammed to the pavement, cuffed and tossed into the back of the Sheriff's SUV, while me and a few of the folks from our hood, we call it Hooterville, are jawboning ten yards away.
All in all, a pretty exciting morning and should make for a boring rest of day. I'm just thankful I didn't have to kill somebody.
Robin

Robin,
I am glad you are safe. Stuff like this is happening everywhere. I was surprised you didn’t confront with a flintlock.

 

[Vapor]

Robin,
I am glad you are safe. Stuff like this is happening everywhere. I was surprised you didn’t confront with a flintlock.

Bayonet affixed.

Heck, I may run out naked with an ax screaming. I think Robin let this kid off easy.

 

[Phauxtoe]

I was down the road jawboning with some folks that live on this road, by now there are four cop cars, when I see my wife walking up to one of the cops, turns out she was worried I might be cuffed and sitting in the back of a cop car, and she was there to explain that at no time did brandishing occur, God I love that gal!!!! Cop said as long as she was there he would take her statement.
Robin

NEVER TALK TO THE COPS!
(My dad the cop told me that!)

 

[Steal2B]

It wasn't a criticism of LE, and I almost added a comment about how "Nobody needs 10 bullets..."

Our elected betters are ok with us little people waiting 10 minutes ( a good response time in a rural area) for police response while a criminal is having their way with our families and property - while they have private security on staff. I'm not OK with that.

Never read it as a criticism, glad Robin's adventure didn't get ugly.

I'm still scratching my head why some fine upstanding young men would drive by two 7-11s, an ExtraMart, two Mobil on the Runs, and a 24 hr Chevron station to get gas in Robin's Hooterville. Just saying ...

Since they freely admitted they were willing to help themselves to someone else's paid for Petroleum, I guess it's lucky these young bucks weren't out cruising to get laid.

 

[kev74]

I'm still scratching my head why some fine upstanding young men would drive by two 7-11s, an ExtraMart, two Mobil on the Runs, and a 24 hr Chevron station to get gas in Robin's Hooterville. Just saying ...

I'm guessing the corporate petroleum types haven't fully embraced the "everything is free" mentality of the commie dems.

 

[Robin]

Ten minutes was no criticism from me, I'm okay with it, just a statement. Had a Monroe county Deputy out there by the car when I went to get the mail. I guess cuz the car was from that county they supervised the tow away. Talked with him a bit and he said the guy I confronted is no stranger to them.
All these young Deputies were top notch and we had some good conversation's, that won't be repeated on open forum.
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

Damn man. Glad it all turned out ok.
I had a bit of a scare a few weeks ago I meant to post as well. I walk outside about 9:30pm and notice my camper lights are on. We had got back from camping 3 days prior. I said to my wife were you or the kids in the camper? Did you leave the light on? No and no. I said get in the house the camper light is on and I grabs the keys. My pistol was on my hip with a few extra mags so I grab the gun and put an extra mag in my hand. I park in the window I can see in and remain close to the camper for cover. I see nothing and pause for a bit. I proceed to the door after my pause and it’s OPEN. I’m thinking WTF who broke into my camper and are they still there. I open the door gun raised and no one is in the main part but there’s a bathroom. I get in position and open the bathroom door and it’s empty. I look around and nothing is messed with. I walk back in the house and say I do t know what’s up but it looks fine. My wife says oh I forgot my son was in there earlier looking for something. Thanks but that would have been nice to know 5 minutes ago.

 

[dwa12479]

Jeez Robin, haven't you been listening to Uncle Joe? Next time you need to load up yhst cannon on your front porch and fire 2 blasts....

Glad it all worked out for you, those situations can get messy for sure.

 

[Bob]

Robin,
Glad you and yours are ok.
There has been a significant uptick in events like this as of late. And it’s not going unnoticed in the community either. I was sitting in a diner this morning, and the young ladies working there were talking about one of the recent incidents. One of them said something to the effect of “don’t they know we have guns out here? He’s lucky.”

Its only a matter of time.

 

[togmaster]

Glad you didn't have to bleach and power wash your garage/driveway.

 

[GTN]

I live around the corner from Robin (country around the corner means 2 miles) And we’ve had a lot of car and garage break-ins. I always wonder what the city people think of country people are way too stupid to lock stuff up? Well I guess the right because I have one neighbor that had her car broken into three times because she never locks it up or brings her purse in the house

 

[Saltwater60]

I live around the corner from Robin (country around the corner means 2 miles) And we’ve had a lot of car and garage break-ins. I always wonder what the city people think of country people are way too stupid to lock stuff up? Well I guess the right because I have one neighbor that had her car broken into three times because she never locks it up or brings her purse in the house

Youd think she’d learn after the first time huh?

 

[JaguarJaguarGolf]

Did you completely finish and cleanup from the original 5:30 am call?

I know I've had to wait on my driver for a few early morning responses. Careful about shaking hands at that hour.

 

[Nighttrain]

It took over ten minutes for the first cop to arrive.

This is what the anti-gun crowd will never understand

 

[S&W Fan]

Glad it didn’t go sideways on ya Robin! Rural households are targeted much more often than people think for the very reason that they are more secluded and off the beaten path. A friend of mine in rural western NY had his house broken into twice while they were out of town. I know for a fact the he locks the place up tighter than a drum. He now has motion lights out around the house a couple of cameras linked to his phone and a motion sensor at the end of his driveway . It’s unfortunate, but these time call for protective measures.

 

[IrishMick]

Thank goodness that the situation didn't escalate. imagine the collateral damage your swivel gun loaded with grape could have caused! Gladit all turned out ok Robin.

 

[repete]

Bayonet affixed.

Heck, I may run out naked with an ax screaming. I think Robin let this kid off easy.

THAT would get some attention!