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Fort Worth Burglars Get More Than They Bargain ForFORT WORTH (CBS 11 News) ― Surveillance video shows at least two young men getting what appears to be a big surprise when they tried to break into one North Texas house. What happened is all captured on tape. CBS 11 News talked exclusively to the Fort Worth homeowner about the experience he calls 'frightening'. "I think I shocked them a lot more than they shocked me," homeowner Jim Cox explained. Burglars may have taken one look at Cox's North Fort Worth house and thought, "lights on – but nobody home." But...

SEYMOUR, Tenn. — A woman who lives near the Smoky Mountains used a musical instrument to scare away two men who broke into her home. The Knoxville News Sentinel quoted a Sevier County Sheriff's Office report that stated the victim awoke to find two men in her home in Seymour on Saturday morning. Her child was asleep in the home. Deputies said the woman used part of a brass musical instrument to hit one of the men and both intruders fled. It couldn't immediately be determined what kind of instrument she used. She got a license number, though, and police...

A 10-year-old boy was among four Oakland youths who carried out a string of residential burglaries during the past month, stealing laptops, iPods and other electronic equipment, investigators say. The youths would travel into Alameda on bicycles during daylight hours and target properties where no one was home, making off with items that were easily carried in backpacks, according to police. The group includes two brothers, who are ages 10 and 15, and their 12-year-old sister. The third boy is 15 years old and their friend. Investigators did not disclose the names of the suspects because they are minors. When...

BRITAIN’S soft justice system hit a new low yesterday with plans to scrap prison sentences for burglars. Hundreds of thousands of crooks could escape jail every year under the proposals by advisers to the Lord Chief Justice. Those sentenced to short, sharp shock jail terms of less than 12 months for “less serious offences” – including burglary – should be handed community penalties instead, Even those who are likely to reoffend could walk free from court if it is believed they will go on to commit “non-serious offences”. And in a further blow, while courts must not be swayed by...

Police didn't have the money to catch burglars who beat me with a crowbarBy MILES GOSLETT - More by this author » Last updated at 23:45pm on 17th May 2008 A businessman who was almost beaten to death by three crowbar-wielding burglars claims police haven't carried out DNA tests to identify his attackers – because they can't afford to pay for them. IT consultant Simon Pither, 36, was savagely beaten over the head when he interrupted the gang at his £300,000 home. The married father of two sustained such serious skull injuries during the assault that doctors told him...

Father confronted by axe-wielding burglars - but police are too busy to turn up for THREE hoursBy DAVID WILKES - More by this author » Last updated at 00:49am on 29th April 2008  Cowering upstairs with his partner and their two children as a gang of burglars wielding an axe emptied his living room, Mathew Sims wasted no time in calling 999.  But instead of the immediate response he expected, the police told him: "We're too busy to help." Within minutes, the burglars drove off with a haul of stolen property. Scroll down for more... Terrified: Matthew Sims, Sarah Barham...

'Ninja' teens arrested after pranks go bad Car break-ins, burglaries were the work of Rogue River trio, aithorities say By Sanne Specht also by Anita Burke Mail Tribune August 23, 2007 ROGUE RIVER — Three teen members of a self-proclaimed "ninja" group face felony charges after their months-long spree of nighttime pranks morphed into serious criminal activity, police say. Three boys who graduated to burglary after skulking across rooftops and ghosting through people's yards at night were taken into custody Tuesday night. Two 15-year-old boys and one 16-year-old boy, all of Rogue River, were lodged in the Jackson County Juvenile...

Dutch television program demonstrating the technique ~snip~ were posted on various web sites. The issue has naturally concerned a good many people who have learned about it, since it seemingly shows that many of the kinds of locks typically used on residences are seemingly vulnerable to being bypassed through a fairly simple, effective technique.A "999" or bump key can be any key that fits a particular pin tumbler lock and that has been modified so that all of its cuts (or grooves) are made to the deepest allowable position as defined by each manufacturer. The term "fit" means that the...

It was late when they got home, so late that the cluster of town houses at the top of the hill was dark. Earlier this month, Fred Taylor, a Suffolk native and first-year law student at Mercer University, was returning from a fancy birthday dinner with his girlfriend to his home in Macon, Ga. When the couple went inside, Taylor switched on the lights in the living room, the dining room and kitchen. Ceiling fans whirred. Taylor’s girlfriend, Adrienne Warren, 22, went upstairs, changed clothes and settled downstairs on the couch in front of the TV. Taylor, also 22, was...

MPs to get fresh vote on right to fight off burglars By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor (Filed: 12/06/2005) A revived attempt to win for householders the right to use greater force against intruders is to be launched in Parliament within weeks. Anne McIntosh, a Conservative shadow foreign office minister, unveiled plans to introduce a Householder Protection Bill after she came near to the top of the ballot for private members' legislation. Anne McIntosh The Bill will re-balance the law in favour of homeowners, enabling them to take stronger measures to defend themselves without fear of prosecution. It will carry...

The first pictures have been released of the 105-year-old woman who died after being targeted repeatedly by burglars. Amelia Whale, shown here celebrating her 100th birthday, refused to move from the home she shared with her younger brother Leonard in Islington, despite four break-ins in 18 months. Police installed security bars and CCTV last year after the third burglary. But that did not stop Bernard Gallagher, 23, and Mark O'Brien 26, raiding her home last September and stealing £2,000. The men were captured on CCTV. The pair, both travellers, were caught on camera and traced to a campsite. They now...

An east side homeowner confronts burglars with gun in hand, for the second time in four days! George Shandy grew up in the home on Dawson, and still takes care of it. That's what he was doing on Saturday, when he shot a burglar in the arm. That suspect was arrested. When Shandy went to the home Tuesday, he noticed the front door was open, and someone had stolen a China hutch. The burglars had left a washer and dryer, as well as a refrigerator, in the center of the living room. Shandy had a hunch the crooks would be...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. In what police characterized as a one-of-a-kind case, a Las Vegas resident arrived home Monday morning to find a stranger dead in his house. The 31-year-old victim was discovered in the bathroom with a gunshot wound to his head, said Las Vegas police Sgt. Rocky Alby. "It's rare for someone to come home and find an unknown dead person in their home," Alby said. "This is a very unusual call. We just have to see if we can piece it together." The homeowner, whom police did not identify, left his house...

Householders will not face prosecution for attacking or even killing a burglar providing they use only "reasonable force", new guidelines said.Police and prosecutors published a new leaflet advising the public how far they can go to defend their property. Even using items as weapons would not lead to prosecution if householders were doing what they "honestly and instinctively" believed was necessary "in the heat of the moment", it said. The leaflet from the Crown Prosecution Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) attempted to clear up confusion over the point at which defending one's family and property becomes...

A fresh row broke out last night about the rights of householders to fight back against intruders after the Government's most senior lawyer defended the rights of burglars. Lord Goldsmith, the attorney-general, flew in the face of the Prime Minister's pledge to look again at the law with a view to giving homeowners more rights when he said that existing legislation was adequate.   Sir John Stevens: confident of support He said that criminals must also have the right to protection from violence, prompting David Davis, the shadow home secretary, to accuse the government of being dangerously split on...

Home invaders attack woman By Jeff Wilford RACINE - Two masked intruders beat and sexually assaulted a 19-woman while she lay in bed at her home Monday morning. The woman, whom Racine police did not identify, suffered "significant injuries," according to Crime Stoppers of Racine County Inc., which is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the home invasion. The attack, at a home in the 2800 block of Hayes Avenue, happened sometime between 6 a.m. and 6:52 a.m., when the woman called police, Macemon said. Her father had left for work shortly before 6 a.m., Macemon said. Not long...

Chief backs right to defend home People should be entitled to use any force necessary to defend themselves against burglars, England's most senior police officer has said. Met commissioner Sir John Stevens said householders should be presumed to have acted legally, even if a burglar dies, unless there is contrary evidence. People should be prosecuted only when there was evidence of gratuitous violence, he told the Daily Telegraph. I'm not talking about guns but people being allowed to defend themselves Under the current law, people are entitled to use "reasonable force" to defend themselves and their homes. It is up...

Police catch pre-teen burglars The three 12-year-old boys are accused in three crimes and are suspected of breaking into other homes in North Portland Sunday, May 23, 2004 MAXINE BERNSTEIN Three 12-year-old boys are accused of skipping school and burglarizing at least three homes in North Portland this month, stealing games and clothing and snacking on whatever they could find in the kitchens as they ransacked the properties. At least two of the homes they targeted were those of children the boys did not like or had recent disputes with, police said. "I was surprised at the depth of their...

BBC listeners want right to kill burglars By Sally Pook (Filed: 02/01/2004) If listeners of the Today programme could introduce a new law to Britain, it would be one allowing them to kill an intruder in their home should the need arise.That was the surprise - and, in the programme's own word, controversial - choice of listeners who voted for the piece of legislation they would most like to see in the statute book. The audience for the Radio 4 programme were asked to put forward ideas that had a real chance of becoming law. Five were shortlisted and more...

Three burglars were arrested in Brazil after they returned to a house and asked for the receipts for the goods they had stolen. The young thieves told the owners of the house in Belo Horizonte that they were struggling to sell the stereo, TV and mobile phones because they didn't have the original receipts. A police spokesman told Estado de Sao Paulo: "We have never seen anything so stupid. "It was obvious that when they rang the bell the owner of the house would call us straight away and they were all arrested. "They are all underage and I think...

Take a look at the above pictures. If you didn't look at the photos (or read the names) you would think that 90% of the top ten most wanted burglars in Collier County are white males. First off, having the classification "Hispanic" as a race is fraudulent, as the only thing that Cubans, Mexicans, Dominicans and Spainish people have in common is a language, and that's all. Some are black, some are white some are indigenous. Point being, Hispanic is not a race. Second, do "Hispanics" just get to pick whatever race suits them on any given day? If...

2 related articles follow:Neighborhood in chaos as police snare gun thievesBy Eric Peterson Daily Herald Staff Writer Posted May 16, 2003 A battalion of heavily armed police invaded a quiet, upscale Hoffman Estates neighborhood early Thursday morning to search for a possible fourth burglary suspect who never existed. Hoffman Estates police who responded to the 5:22 a.m. call to the 1600 block of West Charlemagne Drive quickly arrested two 18-year-old men and a 15-year-old boy. But confusion about a fourth suspect kept police from all over the Northwest suburbs staked out for hours in the tony subdivision, while residents watched...