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Pair ties up, robs Stafford woman
Home invasion probed in Stafford
Date published: 10/28/2009
BY KEITH EPPS Stafford authorities last night were looking for two armed men who tied up and robbed a county woman after breaking into her home Monday afternoon. Sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy said police got a 911 call at 12:49 p.m. regarding a home invasion in the Garrison Woods apartment complex in North Stafford. The victim said two men, both carrying handguns, forced open her door and tied her up with tape. They then placed her and her two small children in the bathroom. The woman told police she had never seen the men before. The suspects took jewelry, a television and other items before leaving in a white Crown Victoria. Kennedy said witnesses got a good description of the car as it was leaving the complex, and police in Prince William found the car later Monday. The people in the car were not the same ones who committed the robbery, Kennedy said. But some of the woman's property was still in the car. The car was turned over to Stafford authorities and Kennedy said detectives last night were in the process of identifying the suspects. Both suspects were described as black males. One was 5 feet 7 inches tall with braided hair or dreadlocks. He was wearing a black jacket and had at least one gold tooth. The second man was 6 feet 4 inches tall, thin, and was wearing blue jeans and a black cap. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 658-4400 or Crime Solvers at 659-2020. Keith Epps: 540/374-5404
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If an of you folks want free weapons training
(posted by
Mandrake
, Oct. 29, 2009 5:50 pm)
join the Army. You will leanr more than you thought possible.
Proper training
(posted by
AtackDuck
, Oct. 29, 2009 10:00 am)
The best thing that is being stressed in this thread is that if you decide to arm yourself, get the PROPER training to defend yourself. I personally, would prefer to be armed and have a chance at defending myself, than to have no chance and trust a thug not to harm me or mine.
alarms systems are nice but they do not PROTECT, they only ALERT.
(posted by
Trippletap
, Oct. 28, 2009 11:20 pm)
If an alarm company calls the police (after they try calling the residence to verify that it’s not a false alarm) it will take them at least 5 minutes to arrive...on the best of days. In a fight for your life, a minute is like an eternity. If you decide to arm yourself, get proper training and understand that someone 20 to 30 feet away armed with a knife is no less dangerous than one with a gun. Do a search on "Teuller drill" and you'll be surprised at how imminently dangerous a knife can be.
Remember the story about the lady in Dumfries?
(posted by
JustSo
, Oct. 28, 2009 7:03 pm)
The one where she went home sick and the guys had broken into her home. She goes downstairs, they run out but one of them decides to turn and charge at her. She shot him. And there you go. She was my inspiration to get my training. Be prepared.
justifiable
(posted by
VADavid
, Oct. 28, 2009 5:49 pm)
Two armed men forcing their way into a home have already
crossed the line for a justifiable use of return force "to stop the
threat." There's no need for a castle law, especially in this case.
Obviously a gun "nearby" would have been of little use. A gun
"nearby" is simply a hunk of metal. It should be the duty of every
able bodied, law-abiding citizen to be armed and well-trained.
Unless of course, you don't care about your safety or the safety of
your loved ones.
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