February 9, 2010
Three armed men forced their way into a home occupied by a married couple and their two children in Ellenwood, Ga. The homeowner exchanged gunfire with the criminals, killing one and...
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February 5, 2010
Three robbers armed with knives, knocked at a home in Oklahoma City, Okla., in an attempt to lure the homeowner to the front door. The homeowner opened the front door and was ordered...
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February 4, 2010
Just after 2 p.m., a homeowner in Yakima, Wash. saw a burglar throw a brick through his window. The vandal and an accomplice then entered the home, as the homeowner retrieved a shotgun...
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February 2, 2010
In recent days, Hale Apartments in Cincinnati, Ohio had been the target of robberies; so when 77-year-old Clyde Tucker received a suspicious knock on his door, he was ready. Tucker...
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February 1, 2010
Four men armed with a baseball bat attacked a man in the parking lot of a CVS pharmacy in Buckeye, Ariz. The man, whose motorcycle helmet protected him from some of the attack, was...
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January 29, 2010
Around 12:30 p.m. a witness noticed a man breaking into a coin operated car wash machine in Phoenix, Ariz. The witness notified the authorities and followed the criminal, who got into...
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January 28, 2010
Four men, whom police believe may have been looking to steal prescription drugs, kicked in the door of Alan Birch’s trailer in Greene County, Tenn.. Burch retrieved a gun and fired...
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January 26, 2010
About 3:45 a.m., a trio of burglars, one man and two women, broke into the home of a 64-year-old man in St. Louis, Mo. The homeowner retrieved a gun and fired at the male burglar, striking...
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January 20, 2010
Two armed robbers approached a man at a carwash in Kansas City, Kans., and demanded that he turn over his wallet and vehicle. Rather than comply with the criminals’ demands, the man...
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January 15, 2010
An armed robber entered Diana’s Beauty Shop in Indianapolis and demanded money from employee Hendry Rodriguez. Rodriguez complied with the robber’s demands by emptying his pockets of...
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January 12, 2010
Two armed robbers entered the J&C Quick Stop in Chattanooga, Tenn. and demanded money from the clerk. After handing over some money, the clerk retrieved a gun and fired at the criminals,...
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January 11, 2010
An armed robber entered the Food Center store in Merced, Calif. and demanded money from one of the clerks. An employee located in a different part of the store noticed the robbery,...
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January 8, 2010
A robber armed with a gun approached the Sunshine Espresso coffee kiosk in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho and demanded money from store owner Michelle Cornelson. Cornelson, who has been familiar...
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January 7, 2010
Around 4:40 a.m. two masked men armed with guns broke into the home of a young family in Corpus Christi, Texas. The homeowner heard the commotion, retrieved a gun and went to confront...
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January 5, 2010
Sulalman Chalabi, owner of the Leonard Short Stop convenience store in Grand Rapids, Mich., was getting ready to close his store when a masked man armed with a handgun attempted to...
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January 4, 2010
A 24-year-old resident of Lancaster, Pa. was walking home around 8:30 p.m. when two criminals began to follow him. The intruders followed the young man all the way into his apartment,...
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December 31, 2009
Around 8 a.m., a resident of Las Cruces, N.M. awoke to the sound of two criminals breaking into his apartment. The resident armed himself with a handgun and as the criminals entered...
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December 30, 2009
81-year-old Korean War veteran Howard Buckner was lured to the front door of his home in Sacramento, Calif., by two criminals claiming that their car had broken down. As Buckner went...
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December 28, 2009
Michael Shaker, a Pizza Hut deliveryman in Anderson, Ind., had returned to the restaurant when armed criminal Spencer Simmons, was attempting to rob the store. As the criminal moved...
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December 23, 2009
A homeowner in Wichita, Kans., heard a prowler attempting to break into his truck around 10:30 p.m. The homeowner retrieved a gun and went outside to investigate. When the homeowner...
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December 22, 2009
Two home invaders attempted to kick in the front door of a home in Harriman, Tenn. When the door failed to budge, one of the pair got inside through a window. The homeowner became aware...
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December 18, 2009
Around 1 a.m., armed criminal Michael Cockerham kicked in the rear door to the home of Tyrone Taylor in St. Rose, La. Taylor retrieved a gun, made his way to the door and saw that Cockerham’s...
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December 16, 2009
Gary Wroblewski, who uses a wheelchair, was by himself in his Marion County, Fla. home, when he heard a knock at the door. The man at the door claimed to be having car trouble and asked...
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December 15, 2009
A couple was walking from their driveway to their home in Marrero, La., when three armed men attempted to rob them at gunpoint. The male intended victim responded by drawing a gun and...
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December 14, 2009
An 85-year-old man was at home in Spokane, Wash. when he heard an intruder breaking in through a back door. The elderly man retrieved a .38 Special revolver from his nightstand and...
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December 10, 2009
Just after 7 p.m., two masked robbers entered the Gardner Food Mart in Joliet, Ill. As one robber watched the door, the other held the clerk at gunpoint and stated, “Don’t move. Don’t...
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December 9, 2009
A woman at home in Tacoma, Wash. heard suspicious noises at her back door, so she retrieved a gun from her bedroom and went to investigate. When the woman entered her kitchen, she saw...
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December 7, 2009
Donna Jackson was home alone when her dog alerted her to someone lurking around her property. Jackson armed herself with a 16-gauge shotgun, retrieved a phone to call 911 and went to...
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December 4, 2009
A resident of Spotsylvania, Va. was watching television in bed when he heard his dogs bark, then footsteps inside his home. Soon after, he saw an intruder at the foot of his bed wielding...
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December 3, 2009
A robber armed with a handgun entered a Chevron gas station in Cocoa, Fla. and demanded money from Sowann Suy, the store manager. Suy retrieved a gun from behind the counter and fired...
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December 2, 2009
Just after 9 p.m., Nathan Brown heard three loud bangs on the door to the apartment where he, his girlfriend and daughter were staying. Brown retrieved a handgun and went to the door...
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December 1, 2009
Two men, one armed with a gun, entered the U-Save Liquor Store in Fresno, Calif. and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk instead retrieved a gun and fired at the criminals, killing...
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November 25, 2009
After someone stole lawn care equipment out of Shane Biel’s trailer, the Lake County, Fla. resident installed an alarm. A few weeks later, Brett Lee Canada attempted to break into Biel’s...
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November 24, 2009
Career criminal Kevin Duane Dudley entered the Bait Shop in Bessemer, Ala., drew a sawed-off shotgun and demanded money from the owner. While Dudley was holding the owner at gunpoint,...
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November 23, 2009
An intoxicated criminal attempted to break into the home of 91-year-old Robert Thompson in Lake Worth, Fla. Upon hearing the attempted break-in, Thompson and his dog Rett went to investigate....
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November 20, 2009
Two men entered the Gloco Grocery and Soul Food Deli owned by Willie Byrd in Melbourne, Fla. The pair ordered food, and as a ploy asked Byrd for change for a $50 bill. One of the men...
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November 19, 2009
At least two robbers armed with handguns entered Flavors Liquor Store in Wilmington, Del. and demanded money from the clerk. As the clerk opened the register to give the criminals the...
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November 17, 2009
An 11-year-old boy in Idaho was home alone with his younger sisters, when a black bear wandered onto their porch. After failed attempts at trying to get the bear to leave the porch,...
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November 16, 2009
Two intruders broke into a home near Houston, Texas and demanded money from the owner. Instead of complying with the demands, the homeowner retrieved a pistol and fired at the criminals,...
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November 13, 2009
Around 9 p.m., a homeowner in Putnam County, Tenn. saw something suspicious in his back yard. The homeowner retrieved his .45 caliber pistol and went outside to investigate. As the...
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