Posted on 07/23/2013 8:38:00 AM PDT by marktwain
A man scared of a burglar Saturday morning after he fired off a warning shot.
A police report says that an officer was responding to the 900 block of Washington Street at about 3:53 a.m. Saturday for a residential alarm call when he learned that a gun shot had been fired from the residence.
Officers arrived at the location where the owner and neighbor of the location was carrying a 12 gauge shotgun.
The man told police that when he learned of the alarm going off next door at the area in which he used for storage, he grabbed his 12 gauge shotgun and went to check the area. When he approached the front of the residence he stated he heard a “scuffling” noise and yelled “Come out, I have a weapon” to the suspect inside the residence.
At that point a male wearing dark clothing leaped through a screen and onto the porch and began running towards his direction, according to the owner, which prompted him to fire his shotgun one time into the air.
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They are Law Enforcemennt, and as such, have a completely different set of protocols.
As Law Enforcement, you will never find them or any other LEOs advising private citizens to fire warning shots.
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