Ya ain't gettin' my spinnies!!!
Posted on 10/09/2006 5:28:09 AM PDT by driftdiver
A Hollywood man turned the tables on two robbers outside his home early Saturday morning, leaving one attacker dead from his own gun and the other nursing a bullet hole in his leg and a bite on his arm, authorities said. ... Police identified the robbery suspects as Jason Robert Melendez, 23, and Ronald Magano, 22, both men with lengthy criminal histories, according to state records. ....
According to police, Welker heard a car pull into the driveway of his Hollywood Terrace home, which he purchased in July. It's a quiet, tight-knit neighborhood, so Welker assumed it was a friend or neighbor pulling in, police said. When he went to investigate, authorities said, he saw two men wearing ski masks in a red car.
As Welker's girlfriend and 16-month-old girl slept inside the house, Magano leapt from the car, put a handgun under Welker's chin and demanded the keys to his truck, Rode said. Welker had recently installed expensive chrome rims. Melendez jumped out to join in.
Welker fought both men, and the gun fired several times in the struggle, Rode said. One shot struck Magano's head, killing him instantly. Another bullet hit Melendez's leg.
Welker ended the skirmish by biting Melendez's arm.
Melendez limped five blocks away before police tracked him down by following the trail of blood, Rode said. There, the suspect was bitten a few more times, courtesy of a K-9 dog, before being arrested.
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Ya ain't gettin' my spinnies!!!
There's a racist joke in there, but I'm not gonna say it, wouldn't be prudent.
Another one gone, another one gone, another one bites the dust!
Freeing the US one criminal at a time.
Welker ended the skirmish by biting Melendez's arm. Melendez limped five blocks away before police tracked him down by following the trail of blood, Rode said. There, the suspect was bitten a few more times, courtesy of a K-9 dog, before being arrested.
"Yeah, so take that you bum!"
Could this have been Welker, Texas Ranger?
"There's a racist joke in there, but I'm not gonna say it, wouldn't be prudent."
Maybe but you might be surprised. I'm more in the central florida area but have seen as many rednecks with these rims as anyone else.
Pretty weird seeing a old rusty beat up chevy pickup with 22" wheels and spinners being driven by a skinny redneck with a rebel flag in the window. The wheels were worth about twice what the truck and driver were worth.
Just goes to show; thieves need to ask themselves if what they want to steal is worth their life.
I had a sister once who bit someone she was fighting with. She ended up in the hospital with some type of hepatitis. Gotta be careful who you bite.
(sniff) I just love a happy ending!
Great ending, but I think this guy got pretty lucky. He should post a sign in his yard to deter any future crime.
"I kill 50% of all Burglars, 50% in prison. Do you feel lucky?"
Moose?
;)
"Welker ended the skirmish by biting Melendez's arm"
oh great, the anti-teeth groups are going to run with this one
It would not surprise me one bit if Lefty California managed to prosecute Welker somehow.
I'm proud of the man!
"There, the suspect was bitten a few more times, courtesy of a K-9 dog, before being arrested."
Good dog. Icing on the cake.
Thank you for posting some good news on this day. Thanks for making my day!
That's not good.
There's evidently a very high incidence of hepatitis among VietNam vets, especially those receiving treatment in VA hospitals for other ailments.
I believe that all VietName vets are encouraged to get tested. Hepatitis can be practically symptom free, sometimes for years. But the damage can be life-threatening. One would not wish to communicate this disease to family members. Though that is not readily accomplished, I think.
You have only one liver, and once it's gone, you're number's pretty much up. (Though I guess there are some liver transplants going on now.) Some chronic forms of hepatitis will even destroy the transplant.
There are several types of hepatitis and vaccines for some. Others have remission rates with treatment which are only around 50%.
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