For anyone keeping a gun in their nightstand or just lying under the bed: A dear friend of mine awoke to a stranger in her bedroom one night standing over her with her own gun in his hand. He knew where most people keep them and had simply gotten to it first while she and her husband snored. This guy had broken into a dozen homes in the area looking just for firearms and had stolen many of them from right under the sleeping homeowner's noses from their nightstands and underneath their beds. Most of us sleep pretty soundly and if you think you will hear someone break in at the other end of the house or through a garage door, don't be too sure. You might, you might not. Not all break ins are loud. I sleep with my pistol in a simple holster under a body pillow under the covers with me. Someone would have to disturb me to put hands on it. It's instantly handy without my even having to get out of bed or move the covers. Being a revolver, I can even shoot through the covers if needed and it won't malfunction. My dogs are in the part of the house an intruder would have to pass through to get to my bedroom where their alarm would give me more time. I also suggest you consider locking knobs for your bedroom doors so someone has to also break in that door before reaching you while you sleep.
Just my 2 cents.
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Disbled Man Beaten in Home Invasion, Dog Killed
I did not see this elsewhere. Sorry if it is a double post. The men who did this are some new level of scum. This man not only suffered robbery and injury in his own home, but he has lost a faithful and likely unreplaceable service dog he loved very much. Though an elderly dog, this GSD was true to his heritage and gave his life when called upon to protect his master.
Here is a copy of the story:
Star-Telegram.com
Azle service dog killed while protecting home, master
Posted Tuesday, Feb. 02, 2010
By MITCH MITCHELL
mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com
AZLE — A service dog named Major died Monday while protecting his home from two men who robbed and pistol-whipped his master., who used a wheelchair.
The unidentified master received seven staples from injuries inflicted during the robbery, a Parker County sheriff's deputy said.
Major, a 12-year-old German shepherd, died after he was shot once in the head and once in the shoulders with a .410-caliber shotgun and a .380-caliber handgun, according to authorities. Family members told deputies that the dog attacked the suspects, which was why he was killed.
The two masked men with guns beat the 37-year-old disabled man in his master bedroom repeatedly in the back of the skull, authorities said. The suspects demanded money, then escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash in a blue, early 2000 Chevrolet pickup with what appeared to be white magnetic signs.
Thesuspects got into the residence in the West 40 Estates community in Azle about 10:30 p.m. through an unlocked back door, a sheriff's department official said. A woman who lived in the house with the victim heard the shots then ran to the bedroom where the robbery occurred, a sheriff's deputy said.
The woman chased the suspects in her vehicle for about five minutes but lost sight of them near Silver Creek Elementary School, a sheriff's office news release said.
The woman's vehicle was shot at least once on the driver's side during the chase, and then she stopped pursuing the getaway vehicle for her safety, the release said. The woman was uninjured.
A 12-year-old boy was also in the residence at the time of the robbery but it is unclear what he saw.
Authorities have collected evidence from the crime scene, but it is unknown whether any human DNA was included in the samples. The evidence has been sent to a laboratory for analysis, said Lt. Mark Arnett.
The suspects were last seen wearing coveralls and pullover masks.
Sheriff Larry Fowler said the first suspect is described as about 6-feet, 2- or 3-inches tall. The second suspect is described as approximately 5-feet, 9-inches tall, and both have medium builds.
"We are pursuing several leads at this time, but we don't have a primary suspect," Arnett said.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the sheriff's office at 817-594-8845.
Here is a copy of the story:
Star-Telegram.com
Azle service dog killed while protecting home, master
Posted Tuesday, Feb. 02, 2010
By MITCH MITCHELL
mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com
AZLE — A service dog named Major died Monday while protecting his home from two men who robbed and pistol-whipped his master., who used a wheelchair.
The unidentified master received seven staples from injuries inflicted during the robbery, a Parker County sheriff's deputy said.
Major, a 12-year-old German shepherd, died after he was shot once in the head and once in the shoulders with a .410-caliber shotgun and a .380-caliber handgun, according to authorities. Family members told deputies that the dog attacked the suspects, which was why he was killed.
The two masked men with guns beat the 37-year-old disabled man in his master bedroom repeatedly in the back of the skull, authorities said. The suspects demanded money, then escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash in a blue, early 2000 Chevrolet pickup with what appeared to be white magnetic signs.
Thesuspects got into the residence in the West 40 Estates community in Azle about 10:30 p.m. through an unlocked back door, a sheriff's department official said. A woman who lived in the house with the victim heard the shots then ran to the bedroom where the robbery occurred, a sheriff's deputy said.
The woman chased the suspects in her vehicle for about five minutes but lost sight of them near Silver Creek Elementary School, a sheriff's office news release said.
The woman's vehicle was shot at least once on the driver's side during the chase, and then she stopped pursuing the getaway vehicle for her safety, the release said. The woman was uninjured.
A 12-year-old boy was also in the residence at the time of the robbery but it is unclear what he saw.
Authorities have collected evidence from the crime scene, but it is unknown whether any human DNA was included in the samples. The evidence has been sent to a laboratory for analysis, said Lt. Mark Arnett.
The suspects were last seen wearing coveralls and pullover masks.
Sheriff Larry Fowler said the first suspect is described as about 6-feet, 2- or 3-inches tall. The second suspect is described as approximately 5-feet, 9-inches tall, and both have medium builds.
"We are pursuing several leads at this time, but we don't have a primary suspect," Arnett said.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the sheriff's office at 817-594-8845.