Seattle Police Save Burglar From Angry, Stabby Woman He Tried to Rob
The average law-abiding citizen probably thinks most criminals are stupid. A guy who tried to break into a woman's place in the Rainier Valley last night probably isn't helping the stereotype.
Law enforcement experts agree: If you're built like this guy, you should probably avoid the criminal arts.
Our bumbling would-be crook first tried to use a key to get into the apartment on the 7400 block of Rainier Avenue, suggesting a lack of smarts or an abundance of booze. When that strategy didn't work, he reverted to kicking down the door. It was then that he turned from suspect to victim.
Police say that when our hero stepped inside he was greeted by the apartment's resident, a woman who rightfully welcomed her new intruder with a knife to the shoulder. The robber then went running down the block, victim in chase, where he was eventually apprehended by police and subsequently saved from a vicious attack of vigilante justice.
The suspect was arrested and transported to Harborview Medical Center in satisfactory condition. He was later booked into King County Jail, where he's said to be spending the majority of his time thinking of a really cool excuse for why he's got a bandaged shoulder.
12 comment(s)
e cigarette says:
This is what happens when you try to rob angry women... Actually this is the risk for any robbery. IDIOT!
Posted On: Wednesday, Oct. 21 2009 @ 2:02PM
Jay says:
ya i agree anyone that resorts to in home robbery is not the most inteligent person in the first place and the fact that he got his a@@ beat by a woman is even more sad!!!!
Posted On: Wednesday, Oct. 21 2009 @ 10:31PM
Muslim Social Network says:
Hahahaa, serves him right
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 6:08AM
Jay Beeno says:
Wow that is way cool. Good for her!
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Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 9:04AM
creekstar says:
He is lucky that he didn't try that here in Oklahoma. We have the Make My Day law and Stand Your Ground law that says we can shoot you in protection of our home and self, where ever we are. Many like him have been shot dead after they kicked the door down. A good criminal is a dead criminal
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 9:15AM
Luke says:
I would say he's lucky all she had was a knife, I would have shot him. And it likely wouldn't have been in the shoulder.
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 9:16AM
Shandooga says:
Hell hath no fury like a woman with a kitchen knife.
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 9:22AM
slman rooshdeee says:
be thankful your not in the UK. that burglar would have pressed charges against this woman only after she had been released from her original arrest by the police who should have been apprehending the burglar
The world would be a better place if we could all shoot criminals
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 9:33AM
Nick says:
Maybe he was just really drunk, and not trying to rob the woman, based on the fact he tried to key in first.
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 9:54AM
High says:
@Nick
That seems most likely, but the consensus seems to be that he should have been shot to death prior to asking that sort of question.
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 1:20PM
Kris says:
If this was in Canada, the lady would be the one in jail. She would also be sued for using deadly force and a bunch of other BS. I wish there were self defense laws like in the states...
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 1:23PM
Candice says:
Kris, it depends on the place in the states it happened. Not all police in the states have the common sense to see who is in the wrong in these cases.
My stance is that everyone has the right to defend themselves and defend their home. If we can't feel safe in our homes, what has this world come to??!!
Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 22 2009 @ 2:36PM