NE: Woman, Gun, Dog, and Burglary Suspect

Gun Watch ^ | 5 September, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

It happened in Omaha, Nebraska early on Tuesday morning.  Barb Haley was home alone, with her dog, Dozer.   Her husband was traveling for work.  

She awoke to go to the restroom when Dozer ran out of the bedroom, barking.    Barb found the garage door open and drawers that appeared as if someone had rifled through them.   When she heard a crash, she retrieved her husband's pistol from the nightstand.

If this is the correct timeline, it would have been better for her to retrieve the pistol when the Dozer alerted.  It is not a good idea to leave an unsecured pistol when there may be an intruder in the house.   If you find the intruder, the pistol may be worth having in hand.

The pistol appears to be a classic Sig Sauer, probably a P220 in .45ACP.   

By this time Dozer had found the intruder.   All that Barb Hayley could see was a man's hands sticking out of closet, shaking.  She got his name "Jody", and threatened to shoot him.   From ketv.com:

 "I said, 'Who are you?' He said, 'Jody,' whatever his last name was. I said, 'I don't know you, I will shoot you,' and I used a few choice words in there, too," said Hayley.

 He never left closet until police arrived, a little after 3 a.m.

It looks like a very nice neighborhood, a very nice woman, a very nice dog, and a very nice pistol.  But even nice neighborhoods can have burglars.   A dog and a gun are useful means of mitigating the threat of things that go bump in the night.


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[marktwain]

Woman with dog and gun stops burglary. What is not to like?

[colorado tanker]

The reporter looks hot, too.

[katana]

Everything to like in this story, including the reporterette in the screen capture.

[bimboeruption]

Just like me...I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere and my husband travels.

My first line of defense is 5 dogs, 3 of whom are Irish Wolfhounds.

My second line of defense is at least one firearm hidden in every room.

[ChildOfThe60s]

The reporter looks hot, too.

I wouldn't kick her out of bed unless she hogged the covers....(yeah I'm lying)

[PAR35]

The reporter looks mean.

[colorado tanker]

Don’t mess with her. Nebraskans cling to their guns, doncha know.

[goat granny]

laughed at the part ...when Dozer found him....he hid in the closet...good doggy

[Kartographer]

What say you Laz? Would you shoot her? ;-)

[WayneS]

It is not a good idea to leave an unsecured pistol when there may be an intruder in the house...

What if your family only has six hands, but there are 12+ pistols in the house?

[2nd amendment mama]

Stupid reporterette!!! Now they’ve told the whole world this woman’s full name and the fact that her husband travels for work and a photo of her house. Sheesh!

[Bigg Red]

Looks like a man, an angry man, IMO, in the screen capture.

[TBP]

Yes, I concur with that.

[dancusa]

Dozer has the intense “eye of a tiger” look.