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Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun
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Posted on 03/08/2011 6:56:28 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun By the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- This time it was the intruder who called 911.

A man who broke into a house in Portland, Oregon, called police -- afraid the homeowner may have a gun.

The suspect, Timothy James Chapek, was in the bathroom taking a shower when the homeowner returned to the house Monday night, Portland police said in a statement.

Accompanied by two German shepherds, the homeowner asked Chapek what he was doing in the house.

Chapek locked himself in the bathroom and made an emergency call, police said. He said he had broken into the house, the owner had come home, and that he was concerned the owner might have a gun.

The homeowner also called the police to report that he had found a man in the house.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen
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To: Sub-Driver

Sighted showerer,
shoulda shot same


21 posted on 03/08/2011 7:34:58 AM PST by bunkerhill7
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To: momtothree

If they’re trained right they’ll chomp his willy.


22 posted on 03/08/2011 7:37:11 AM PST by MARTIAL MONK (I'm waiting for the POP!)
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To: MrB
Now that's funny but sadly true in lots of cases.

I remember reading about this mayor. Someone called the cops saying the mayor had marijuana in his house. Cops came. They shot one Lab , the other one ran and hid under a bed. They shot it too. Mayor didn't have any drugs. I don't know what the outcome of that was.

23 posted on 03/08/2011 7:39:17 AM PST by ReverendJames (Only A Painter Or A Liberal Can Change Black To White.)
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To: MARTIAL MONK

“If they’re trained right, they’ll chomp his willy”.

LOL! GSD’s pretty much consider everything fair game!


24 posted on 03/08/2011 7:40:16 AM PST by momtothree
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To: Georgia Girl 2

ROFLOL, that’s the funniest thing I’ve heard in a longtime. What a complete moron.


25 posted on 03/08/2011 7:41:59 AM PST by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: Farmer Dean

I want a German Shepherd so bad, but, my hubby doesn’t want a big dog. Maybe I’ll get a pup and tell him it’s a miniature poodle mix...lol


26 posted on 03/08/2011 7:44:15 AM PST by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: Pecos

Exactly!!!!


27 posted on 03/08/2011 7:45:31 AM PST by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: Sub-Driver
Personal true story.

My cousin's family owned a small grocery store WAY "out in the sticks". A couple of their kids were electronic whizes and they set up a "silent alarm" system which would sound at their home (which was about half a mile away), including an intercom.

The alarm went off one night, and they were listening in on the intercom to a couple of burglars who had just broken in.

Father of family calls up a few neighbors, and they, he, and the rest of the family loaded up their firearms (Father was ex-marine, ALL the family, including daughter and mom, were "shooters") and head down to the store.

The BURGLARS looked out the window at all that firepower, and THEY called the Sheriff to come and arrest them.

28 posted on 03/08/2011 7:46:43 AM PST by Wonder Warthog
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To: Sub-Driver
This is a rare but genuine "man bites dog" story....complete with dogs.

Leni

29 posted on 03/08/2011 7:47:38 AM PST by MinuteGal (OK, BO'R...NAME the "far-rightists" you always morally equate to the far-leftists. Name names, NOW!)
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To: MrB
The police show up, shoot the dogs, tackle and handcuff the homeowner while the burglar stands there and says “that’s him! that’s him! he might have a GUN!”

Sadly, in many places, you're correct.

Who breaks into a house to take a shower?

30 posted on 03/08/2011 7:47:55 AM PST by wbill
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To: MrB

That’s why I would have suggested alternative #2.


31 posted on 03/08/2011 8:04:17 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: momtothree
Chances are they would have aimed for the bare butt... great biting target.

And the problem with that is?

All the more reason for the perp to select the suggested alternative #2. Heck, I might have even taken the shepherds outside just to see how fast the perp could streak.

32 posted on 03/08/2011 8:07:30 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

Perhaps thieves and burglars should unionize. Oh wait the NEA, and SEIU already has.

They even have a political party called “Democrats”


33 posted on 03/08/2011 8:10:00 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Vigilanteman

“And the problem with that is...”

No problem at all. I have a big, male GSD and I think he would aim for the tushy if a bad guy was running away. We’re not talking “love bites” either.


34 posted on 03/08/2011 8:10:51 AM PST by momtothree
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

shaking my head ping :)


35 posted on 03/08/2011 8:21:55 AM PST by Mrs. B.S. Roberts
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To: Sub-Driver

Somehow I don’t think this story will he heavily covered on the CNN tv side, MSNBC, ABC or in the NY Times. After all, the possibility of an armed citizen actually DETERRING a criminal??!! Can’t have THAT getting out to the little people, now CAN we!


36 posted on 03/08/2011 8:34:33 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
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To: MsLady

Best friend you’ll ever have...and, no one, no one, will mess with you when he is around...males are much better for guarding purposes..IMO


37 posted on 03/08/2011 8:34:55 AM PST by jennings2004 (Sarah Palin: "The bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel!")
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To: Sub-Driver



38 posted on 03/08/2011 9:09:50 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: DaveLoneRanger; Sub-Driver
Hiya Bud! On the one hand, we don't even know if this is an official "Armed Citizen" story.

On the other hand, it demonstrates, well, not deterence, exactly ... Um but it sure is amusing, ain't it?


39 posted on 03/08/2011 9:31:18 AM PST by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Chapek locked himself in the bathroom and made an emergency call, police said. He said he had broken into the house, the owner had come home, and that he was concerned the owner might have a gun.

ROFL!! Dang blue states crack me up.

40 posted on 03/08/2011 9:33:28 AM PST by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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