Pulled into the neighborhood to find Sheriff's setting up a perimeter around my block. Neighbor 3 houses down had come home and interrupted a burglary. Guy knocked the neighbor down and took off.
Well, I never lock my door. So, there was a chance he could have let himself in my place to hide out. Deputy offered to clear the house for me, I foolishly declined (hindsight) and did it myself. The incident had happened 20 mins before I got home, so I figured he was long gone. It was only when I was 1/2 through the house that dawned on me he really could have holed up in my place waiting for the cops to leave.
Anyway, I had my light and j frame EDC when I went through the door. Immediately grabbed the .45 from its hidey hole and went though the rest of the house. All the time speaking in a clear stern voice, "If you're in my house, I am armed. Get the F out and I won't shoot you!".
All is well, no intruder in my place.
So...I did 3 things wrong...
1. Need to start locking the doors
2. Didn't take up the deputies offer to sweep
3. Announced my intentions
Sheriff is still outside, waiting on K9.
I'm kind of surprised that my heart rate never jumped and I was not nervous at all.
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Well, I never lock my door. So, there was a chance he could have let himself in my place to hide out. Deputy offered to clear the house for me, I foolishly declined (hindsight) and did it myself. The incident had happened 20 mins before I got home, so I figured he was long gone. It was only when I was 1/2 through the house that dawned on me he really could have holed up in my place waiting for the cops to leave.
Anyway, I had my light and j frame EDC when I went through the door. Immediately grabbed the .45 from its hidey hole and went though the rest of the house. All the time speaking in a clear stern voice, "If you're in my house, I am armed. Get the F out and I won't shoot you!".
All is well, no intruder in my place.
So...I did 3 things wrong...
1. Need to start locking the doors
2. Didn't take up the deputies offer to sweep
3. Announced my intentions
Sheriff is still outside, waiting on K9.
I'm kind of surprised that my heart rate never jumped and I was not nervous at all.
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