Sunday, February 10, 2008

Burglary?

Responded to a report of a possible burglary (where someone enters a home that is reasonable to believe nobody is home with the intent to steal). A citizen reported seeing a young black male enter a residence through a window on the side of the house. The citizen knew that it was a hispanic family living in the residence. Myself and another car were right around the corner. I went to one side of the house, he went to the other. I located an open window on my side, and drew my firearm. Just as I did this, A head and arms come out of the window of a black male. He had not seen me yet, so I'm sure when he lifted his head to see a cop and a gun barrel 5 ft away, he was surprised. I was able to "persuade" him the rest of the way out of the window and onto the ground. My other officer heard my "persuasion" and came around, helping me to secure him in cuffs and take him away. As I was going to search the residence, two young hispanic females came to the window to see what was going on. Turns out there were 4 people in the house.(14 year old female, 12 year old female, and two younger kids) The parents were away. The black male apparently was dating the 12 year old (he was 14; but taller than me), but the father did not like him. He didnt want neighbors to see him go in the house...afraid the dad might find out. Didn't work for him. He almost got shot, dad found out, and his father found out as I took him home in my cruiser. His dad wasnt happy cops brought him home.
So....what lesson did we learn?

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