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Update:

Through another forum, I found the husband in the family that was targeted in the OP is a member of XDtalk forum. I haven't read all of his two threads, but from what I have picked up so far:


His family has been hit twice by "hot" burglaries/home invasions, and both times he was at work. The first time (this past August) his wife heard someone in the garage, grabbed kids, locked herself in the bedroom, got out the shotgun, and called 911. Perp caught by K-9.

Second time was the story in the OP.

He is moving his family to Utah (this was already in the works prior to the invasions). However, after the second invasion, his family received a number of death threats. He says he moved everything out of his house and into storage within 12 hours, most of it with police protection. I think he can't wait to get to Utah.

First incident: http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-cha ... ou-do.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Second incident: http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-cha ... -mine.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sad.

I was stationed at Tinker AFB, which is bordered by Midwest City, Del City, and OKC, in the early 80s. I really liked the people there, but did not like the environment. (Got rained on by mud more than once -- plays the devil with a nice light blue USAF shirt!). OKC had its knotheads and thugs then too, like any big cities, but generally the Okies were very nice people.


More details on the event in the OP here:

http://newsok.com/midwest-city-police-r ... tory_title" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Three male teens plan robbery. Two male teens kick in door just after 0800 where woman and her two small kids live, third teen acts as lookout. She shoots, scores, then calls cops. One dead intruder, one wounded intruder, one unwounded lookout escape. Escapee's go to lookout's house, call cops and claim the bloody one was wounded in a drive-by shooting. Cops put two and two together, surviving thugs now facing first degree murder and burglary charges. All three had multiple previous contacts with the police.

We (at least Seamus and I) have commented before on the press's varying record in identifying or not the victims of crimes, particularly when the would-be victim turns the tables. In this case, at the link below, not only does KOCO.com identify the woman by name, but helpfully provides a map with a "thumbtack" showing exactly where the house is.

In case the link goes dead: a neighbor is quoted as having moved into the neighborhood only three weeks ago and has already been burglarized twice. Another family packed up and left after this incident. However, I suspect the burglaries will taper off for awhile...

http://www.koco.com/mostpopular/25477146/detail.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Whoops: edited to add: Midwest City, Oklahoma. MWC is basically surrounded by Oklahoma City. I used to live in Del City, which abuts MWC on the south, and is also surrounded by OKC.