boulderchild
Well-Known Member
I'm sure this will be torn apart by folks who would have done things differently but hopefully it makes you think either way.
I'll start by saying I live in a fairly affluent neighborhood in a very low crime area so this was a bit of a surprise.
Friday morning my wife and I got up around 5:00-5:15 like we normally do. Put the dogs out the back door and started to get ready. She was in the laundry room and I was in the bedroom. About 5:20 my dogs started going nuts with their "someone is here" bark. I went out and didn't see anything so I figured it was just a deer.
A few minutes later I walked back into the kitchen to find a stranger standing in the kitchen about half way between the door and where my wife was. Guy came through a gate, made sure the dogs stayed outside and opened/closed the back door of a 120 year house without either of us hearing.
Not even thinking I looked at him and said can I help you? He told me he just wanted to tell me I had a beautiful house and that he lived at the house two doors down. I asked him a few more questions and told him it was probably time for him to get going. He walked out, across the field next to my house and back to the road. And then back toward my driveway. I called the local pd who was there in less than 5 minutes with multiple cars and took him to jail. Really the best response I have ever seen from a PD in my life.
Later in the day they found his truck parked almost a half mile away in the opisite direction from where he said he lived. He had veteran plates and had an address in a town about 30 minutes away.
My wife didn't realize he was there until I confronted him. The direction the guy came from he could have only been able to see my wife, not me and he wasn't wearing a shirt or shoes when I found him.
Takeaways:
-we were extremely lucky this didn't take a turn for the worse
-ALWAYS be aware of your surroundings, this happened at a time I would not have expected it
-I guess I need a holster that works with gym shorts and pajamas.
Just thought I would share as this is a good reminder that this stuff will ALWAYS happen when you least expect it. Fortunately this one turned out ok.
I'll start by saying I live in a fairly affluent neighborhood in a very low crime area so this was a bit of a surprise.
Friday morning my wife and I got up around 5:00-5:15 like we normally do. Put the dogs out the back door and started to get ready. She was in the laundry room and I was in the bedroom. About 5:20 my dogs started going nuts with their "someone is here" bark. I went out and didn't see anything so I figured it was just a deer.
A few minutes later I walked back into the kitchen to find a stranger standing in the kitchen about half way between the door and where my wife was. Guy came through a gate, made sure the dogs stayed outside and opened/closed the back door of a 120 year house without either of us hearing.
Not even thinking I looked at him and said can I help you? He told me he just wanted to tell me I had a beautiful house and that he lived at the house two doors down. I asked him a few more questions and told him it was probably time for him to get going. He walked out, across the field next to my house and back to the road. And then back toward my driveway. I called the local pd who was there in less than 5 minutes with multiple cars and took him to jail. Really the best response I have ever seen from a PD in my life.
Later in the day they found his truck parked almost a half mile away in the opisite direction from where he said he lived. He had veteran plates and had an address in a town about 30 minutes away.
My wife didn't realize he was there until I confronted him. The direction the guy came from he could have only been able to see my wife, not me and he wasn't wearing a shirt or shoes when I found him.
Takeaways:
-we were extremely lucky this didn't take a turn for the worse
-ALWAYS be aware of your surroundings, this happened at a time I would not have expected it
-I guess I need a holster that works with gym shorts and pajamas.
Just thought I would share as this is a good reminder that this stuff will ALWAYS happen when you least expect it. Fortunately this one turned out ok.
The sheriff (good friend of mine) thought I was an idiot, but I just never carried a pistol. Since then I've purchased a Browing Medallion compact in 380 that rides on the back of my hip and doesn't get in the way of daily chores. Just the other day we had a felon going down the highway trying to escape local pd. Point of all this rambling is, you never know when or where you will need a sidearm and I sympathize with your situation. Glad all worked out OK and nobody was hurt.
