SAN DIEGO—A 29-year-old woman was recovering Jan. 3 from a gunshot wound she suffered over the weekend during a home invasion in the Mountain View area, authorities reported. A handgun-wielding man who is known to the victim forced entry to her residence in the 3800 block of National Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, according to…
Canada Needs Stronger Laws to Protect Rights of Homeowners to Defend Against Intruders
Commentary It’s hard to imagine how terrifying it must have been for the man who entered his home in Red Deer, Alberta, on Aug. 9 to be confronted by a violent intruder. A struggle ensued as the housebreaker attacked the homeowner with a baseball bat. While under attack, the homeowner managed to get his shotgun…
12-Year-Old Boy Defending Mother Fatally Shoots Armed Home Intruder
A 12-year-old boy in Louisiana fatally shot an armed home intruder who was threatening the boy’s mother, according to the local sheriff’s office. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeffery Travis said in a statement that his office received a report of a shooting at 5807 Winchester Lane, east of Clinton, around 7:21 a.m. on June 30. A person forced entry into the…
Suspected Home Intruder Shot, Killed by California Homeowner
A home intruder was shot and killed in rural California following a continual exchange of mutual gunfire with the homeowner, authorities said. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that 41-year-old Rodney Lee Martin from Stanislaus County died as a result of a gunshot wound on July 2 after he allegedly tried to…
Police: Homeless Man Breaks Into Bel Air Home, Kills Birds
LOS ANGELES—A 34-year-old homeless man remains in custody June 20 on suspicion of burglary for allegedly breaking into a Bel Air residence, swimming naked in the home’s pool and killing the homeowner’s pet parakeets, authorities said. Paul Kiyan is being held at downtown Los Angeles’ Twin Towers Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail. Officers…
Manslaughter Charges Dropped Against Man Who Killed Attackers in Violent Home Invasion
When Cameron Gardiner’s door was kicked in on the early-morning hours of Jan. 22, 2019, and three masked men burst into his home—one carrying a sawed-off shotgun—he and his girlfriend were watching a movie. After zip-tying the couple and Gardiner’s dog, the intruders took turns guarding them and searching the residence. What they didn’t know…
One of Two Men Fatally Shot During Long Beach Break-In Identified
LONG BEACH—The coroner’s office March 29 released the name of one of the two men shot to death in Long Beach by a man whose home they allegedly broke into. DeCorion Sanders was 17 years old, according to the coroner’s office. His city of residence was not known. Officers responding to an assault with a…
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