Home Defense
This collection of articles deals with home defense including home intrusions, robberies, security and home defense plans.
Hudson Falls Man Walks Into Wrong South Glens Falls Home Before Dawn, Gets Shot in the Leg and Charged With Criminal Trespass
A South Glens Falls resident shot a 20-year-old stranger who walked into the home at 4:39 a.m. Troopers charged the...
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Toledo Woman Holds Two Brothers at Shotgun Point After Early-Morning Fight With Her Family, Both Men Arrested on Domestic Violence and Assault Charges
Two brothers were arrested after Toledo police found a woman holding a shotgun on them, defending her family in a...
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Pampa Resident Grabs Handgun and Shoots 33-Year-Old Man Who Forced His Way Into Home at 11:30 P.M.
Pampa police say a man who forced his way into a home late Friday was shot by an occupant fearing...
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73-Year-Old San Francisco Vietnam Veteran Shoots Masked Intruder in the Buttocks After He Drilled Through His Door and Knocked Him to His Hands and Knees at 5 A.M.
A 73-year-old Vietnam veteran shot a masked intruder in the buttocks after the man drilled through his door and knocked...
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Philadelphia Resident Fights Off Suspect Who Cased the Block for 10 Minutes, Then Forced Through the Front Door at 6:20 A.M.
A Philadelphia resident fought off a man who cased the block for ten minutes, then forced through the front door...
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Austin Homeowner Shoots and Kills 24-Year-Old Burglar Who Made It All the Way Into the Bedroom During 3:51 A.M. Break-In
An Austin homeowner shot and killed a 24-year-old burglar who got into the bedroom during a predawn break-in. APD has...
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Missouri Homeowner Fires One Round, Hits Suspected Burglar in the Groin During 2:49 A.M. Confrontation Inside His Home
A Missouri homeowner fired one round at a man he believed was armed inside his home at 2:49 a.m. The...
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Elderly Houston Homeowner Shoots Stranger Who Broke Down His Front Door in 1 P.M. Home Invasion After Repeated Orders to Leave
An elderly Houston homeowner shot a stranger who broke down his front door in a midday Montrose home invasion, police...
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Italian Homeowner Who Shot and Killed a Burglar Says He Fears Prison: I Shouldn’t Have Fired, I Was Panicking
A homeowner who shot and killed a burglar in northern Italy says he fears prison: "I shouldn't have fired, I...
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Georgia Man Fires Warning Shot, Then Shoots Brother in the Leg to Stop Attack on Him, Their Mother and His 4-Year-Old Daughter
A Grovetown man fired a warning shot, then shot his brother in the leg to stop an attack that hurt...
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Homeowner Catches Break-In Suspect in the Act and Holds Him at Gunpoint Until County Deputies Arrive
A Colerain, NC homeowner caught a break-in suspect in the act and held him at gunpoint until Bertie County deputies...
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California Homeowner Shoots 30-Year-Old Parolee Who Forced His Way Inside, Deputies Find Suspect Wounded Nearby
A Eureka homeowner shot a 30-year-old parolee who forced his way inside, Humboldt County deputies say. The homeowner was not...
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