DGU
Off-duty Officer Attacked by Man with a Rock
El Cerrito, California – A man was shot after attacking an off-duty police officer late Sunday night. El Cerrito Police Department (ECPD) reports officers were dispatched to a call of gunfire outside a six-unit building located at Moeser Ln. and Kearney St. at around 10:00 p.m. When officers arrived, they found 44-year-old Tom Vincent Whalen…
Read MoreArmored Guard Attacked with Knife
Santa Monica, California—A man was arrested after robbing a security guard near 3rd St. Promenade Friday afternoon. According to Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) a man approached a Brinks Armored Security guard at around 11:15 a.m. and attempted to stab the guard for the money he was carrying. The guard pulled his gun and fired…
Read MoreBusiness Owner Chases Burglars, Shoots One
Bakersfield, California – A business owner from Bakersfield is facing possible charges after he chased down two men he believed to be stealing from him and shot one of them. Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) officers were dispatched to a report of “suspicious circumstances” at 6:08 a.m. Tuesday morning at 1400 Easton Dr. When police arrived,…
Read MoreCA Tent Intruder Killed at Deadman’s Campground
Tuolumne County, California – Deputies with the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) were called out to Deadman’s Campground in Stanislaus National Forrest to a report of a possible shooting at around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. When they arrived, deputies found a man dead inside the tent of a couple who said they have no idea…
Read MoreBakersfield Man Attacks the Woman He Loves
Bakersfield, CA—A Bakersfield woman was attacked by her husband’s cousin in her own home on the morning of June 5th. According to Knox County Sheriff’s Office a woman, living at a home located near College Avenue and Montello Street with her 5 children, was attacked by 33-year-old Andrew Oldham. Oldham forced is way into the…
Read MoreArmed Citizen Prevents Security Guard from Being Stabbed
According to Placer County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Scott, a man and a woman were spotted shoplifting from a Loomis Raley’s grocery store at around 8:25 Wednesday evening. “When they left, (the guard) confronted them in the parking lot. There was an altercation where the suspect pulled a knife out,” Lt. Andrew Scott said. 25-year-old Smith…
Read MoreMan Shoots Would Be Robber While Wife in Labor
A man is dead Wednesday of last week after attempting to rob a restaurant in Ukiah, a small town in Northern California. When Subway restaurant store manager Alejandro Melo was approached by a man asking to use his business’s restroom, he didn’t think anything of it. When the man came back however, he walked…
Read MoreYacht Piracy Thwarted by Gun Owner
Attempted piracy ends in the death of one man who attempted to steal an oddly named yacht, the “Sea Weed”, with the owner still aboard.
Read MoreCalifornia Man Lawfully Defends Infant and Himself with Concealed Carry Pistol
On 22 August of this year a Redding, California man legally defended himself and a very young child from an attacker ending in the death of the attacker. According to police, Travis Hutchinson, was helping a relative of his girlfriend prepare for a math exam when he was interrupted by a heated argument on the…
Read MoreEl Cajon Homeowner Defends Home and Property from Would-Be Robber
The small southern city of El Cajon, California made the news recently as one of its citizens was thrust into a life-or-death struggle with a home invader on March 11th. Luckily this homeowner was one of the few Californians who was armed and ready to defend themselves and their home.
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