Home invasion suspect yells ‘sheriff’s office’

Spk

Home invasion suspect yells ‘sheriff’s office’ before Lindsay homeowner shoots him dead

Good on the homeowner 👍 for not falling for this tactic.

Normally, homeowner versus intruder stories don't rile my bile, as long as the intruder gets shot but in this case they yelled, "Sheriff's Office" first. That pisses me off.

I'm glad the dirtbag got shot!

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article239991318.html

Officers have enough on their plate without BG's adding gas to the flames.

Go riddance dirtball.

earlyagain

Wow!

Good on the good guy.

Linefinder

When I was 16 a guy tried coming in my front door one night, twisting the knob (which was locked) while shouting  "This is the Sheriffs Office....open up!".

I replied , "Then toss in your badge. If that's not the first thing to hit the floor, the next thing to hit the floor will be your guts". I was seated behind a Browning A5 12 gauge.

He went away and the real LEOs arrested him 15 minutes later.

That ruse has been around for a long, long time.

Mike

Spk

It's becoming more popular again. This isn't the first first time I've heard of this tactic but it's the most recent example.

Fake "detectives" with fake badges asking for home owners to open the doors is another tactic that's gaining traction.

Finally, the fake Damsel in Distress. A girl pounds on the door asking for help in the "Wee" hours of the morning while her male cohorts stand ready to rush the door the moment it opens.

I have overlapping camera coverage where I live and there's two cameras watching my front door. One painfully obvious and one you have to search hard to find. The obvious one is there to establish motive. If it goes out, gets covered or bashed while I'm watching from the second one, then I'll know. 📷

Linefinder

Good plan!

Mike

Linefinder

Spk said:

It's becoming more popular again. This isn't the first first time I've heard of this tactic but it's the most recent example.

Fake "detectives" with fake badges asking for home owners to open the doors is another tactic that's gaining traction.

Finally, the fake Damsel in Distress. A girl pounds on the door asking for help in the "Wee" hours of the morning while her male cohorts stand ready to rush the door the moment it opens.

I have have overlapping camera coverage where I live and there's two cameras watching my front door. One painfully obvious and one you have to search hard to find. The obvious one is there to establish motive. If it goes out, gets covered or bashed while I'm watching from the second one, then I'll know. 📷

Another one that's been happening here......

Fake pizza delivery. Someone shows up at your door with a pizza box in hand for a pizza you didn't order. You open the door to tell them it's the wrong address.

Wrong move.

Mike

Spk

Fake pizza guy gets the Chopper treatment 😂

🤣🤣🤣

Zee

Linefinder said:

Spk said:

It's becoming more popular again. This isn't the first first time I've heard of this tactic but it's the most recent example.

Fake "detectives" with fake badges asking for home owners to open the doors is another tactic that's gaining traction.

Finally, the fake Damsel in Distress. A girl pounds on the door asking for help in the "Wee" hours of the morning while her male cohorts stand ready to rush the door the moment it opens.

I have have overlapping camera coverage where I live and there's two cameras watching my front door. One painfully obvious and one you have to search hard to find. The obvious one is there to establish motive. If it goes out, gets covered or bashed while I'm watching from the second one, then I'll know. 📷

Another one that's been happening here......

Fake pizza delivery. Someone shows up at your door with a pizza box in hand for a pizza you didn't order. You open the door to tell them it's the wrong address.

Wrong move.

Mike

I posted about that awhile back. 

https://forums.gunsandammo.com/discussion/37768/pizza-delivery#latest

Linefinder

Somehow, I missed that.

Mike

Accipiter

One of the many reasons to stop no knocks.  Why should any home owner trust that the armed men, in masks, kicking in his door, yelling police, are actually police.  I would answer that event with extreme prejudice and deal with the consequences later.

Linefinder

If you survive it.

Mike

Accipiter

I’m better armed than the bad guys.  Also a better shot.  

Linefinder

There is that. Unless they actually are SWAT. In that case.....you're going down. No doubt about it.

Mike

Accipiter

I guess it wouldn’t be the first time an innocent man was killed by an over zealous swat team.

Linefinder

Can't argue with that.

Mike

Spk

That's what the cameras are for. Let's make sure only bad guys have a bad day.

Btw, if there's a decorative owl 🦉 or garden gnome staring at you from across the lawn... It's really staring at you 👀

😂

BamaakII

Anybody I don't know rings my doorbell an I don't recognize them, I have a gun in hand.  Happened a couple weeks ago a couple women looking for the owner of a dog.  I usually just watch them on the camera until they go.