Posted on 01/19/2015 5:22:15 AM PST by marktwain
In Lancaster County, PA, an alert and armed woman stopped a crime spree. One of the things that destroys the sense of security in a neighborhood is the proliferation of burglaries and thefts of personal property from vehicles. That is what the pair of suspects were involved in when an alert woman stopped Robert LaFleur from breaking into her car at 2:30 am and held him at gunpoint until the police arrived.
It seems unlikely that LaFleur would have obeyed the woman's commands if she had not been armed. The police report that he resisted arrest when they arrived, and that they used a taser on him. They then turned their attention on LaFleur's accomplice, who was in a vehicle. The vehicle turned out to be stolen. From lancasteronline.com:
The car turned out to have been recently stolen from Pine Street in Denver, Randolph said. Police recovered numerous electronic items from LaFleur, which also are believed to have been stolen.Would the police have arrested LaFluer and Lynch if the armed woman had not stopped the series of crimes in progress? Probably. Eventually. Most criminals are arrested, eventually. But they commit dozens or hundreds of crimes before they are arrested, and often dozens or hundreds more while they are out on bond and not incarcerated, adversely influencing hundreds of people. It only takes a small number of criminals to create an enormous amount of crime.
LaFleur and Lynch admitted to police they entered numerous vehicles in the areas of Misty Lane, Creek Lane and Meadow View Drive in Ephrata, and Pine and Main streets in Denver, according to criminal complaints. They also admitted stealing the car, according to the complaints.
When you disarm [the people] you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred against you. - Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince. 1537.A commenter at the site claims that Colton James Lynch is the brother of Morning Star Lynch, who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a mentally disabled woman in Lancaster County. That Lynch had a record for theft and robbery before he participated in the murder. He claims that he does not know why he and his companion murdered the woman, who they both knew. The two Lynchs are both listed as 21 years old; perhaps an alert reader can inform us as to whether there is a familial connection or not.
My guess is that the fathers of these two miscreants weren’t around much, if at all.
Not used to seeing other than Amish involved in criminal activity on here unless it’s of the political / white collar variety
> “ and Lynch admitted to police they entered numerous vehicles in the areas of Misty Lane, Creek Lane and Meadow View Drive in Ephrata, and Pine and Main streets in Denver, according to criminal complaints. They also admitted stealing the car, according to the complaints.”
I’m guessing they were probably going to sell the stolen items and buy some dope (among other things) given the location...
They look like sons of 0bama from his mother,s side.
This was in Lancaster PA, a long way from Colorado. They stole stuff here then drove to Lancaster.
Two people who should be castrated so they won’t breed more trash.
In my area you can’t leave small amounts of change in plain view; we rarely have violent crime (though that is increasing as Newark NJ residents fan out for loot, having stolen everything not nailed down in that welfare hive), but thefts/break-ins are increasingly common. While some of us get up and go to work every day, the unemployable segment of our society gets up to do their “work”.
True...nor did they have a volunteer to mentor them.
Denver is a town in PA near Wilkes Barre/ Scranton.
They look like sons of 0bama from his mother's side.
Got it. Didnt realize there was a Denver, PA...
The bulb burns dimly................these kids look real stupid
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.