Two burglars tried breaking into my house while I was home, I got them arrested.
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It was noon, around 12pm. I was sleeping in because I had trouble getting to sleep the night before. My parents were at work and I was home alone. Someone was ringing the doorbell. I wasn't expecting anyone and was way too groggy and half-asleep to answer it so I just said "fuck it" and went back to sleep. Shortly I was awaken by some strange sounds coming from downstairs. I instantly thought someone might have broken into my house. That would explain the intensive doorbell ringing. Obviously a burglar would first want to make sure nobody is home. I put on a shirt and a pair of pants (no way I'm going to fight anyone naked), took off the pipe from a vacuum cleaner and ran downstairs ready to bash some heads in.
There I was, downstairs, but no burglar in sight. I followed the sounds to a small side window and saw someone's face on the other side. It was a burglar, trying to break in. He didn't see me. I peeked through another window and saw another one further away, keeping watch. I went to the kitchen and replaced my pipe with the biggest kitchen knife I could find. My first instinct was to run outside and go Rambo on their asses but then I got a better idea. Surely that'd just spook them off. Nah, I wanted to get these motherfuckers arrested, so I called the police, and lied in wait.
Little did the burglar know that I was just a few feet away from the window he was trying to cut open. I was a bigger guy with a bigger knife than what he had (he had a small pocket knife that he used to break in as was later revealed). I wasn't even afraid by this point, but I had a pretty nice adrenaline rush. I was just standing there, thinking of cool lines to say to him if he breaks in and sees me and shits his pants. My plan was to detain him if he does break in.
Suddenly I heard the window break. I was pretty pissed. I was sure he was just about to step inside. Time to show this asshole he broke into the wrong house. But then I hear a car pull up next to my house. Thinking it was the police I ran outside and saw the burglars running away. One of them looked back to the sight of me holding up a knife in the air and yelling profanities. I looked at what I expected to be the police car but to my dismay it was just my dad (who had no idea what was going on or why I was running around with a kitchen knife). Fortunately a few seconds later the police did arrive and I pointed them in the direction the burglars took off. In a few minutes another squad car arrived with said burglars in the back seat. A cop pulled them out and I identified them.
They were about 18-19 years old each. Both smaller and younger than me, I could have easily taken them. There was enough evidence to prove that they did try to break in. My dad filed a lawsuit and the burglars are looking at 3-4 years of prison sex (or I wish that was a thing here). They had apparently already broken into 3 apartments on that same day before deciding to pay me a visit. The police should now be able to return anything the burglars might have stolen from those other residences to their rightful owners, and for that I'm glad.
By the way I used the "Xbox 360" post icon since I'm pretty sure that had I not been home and had my dad not arrived when he did, the burglars would have made off with my sweet 360 Slim that was sitting in the living room.
Not to sound like an asshole, but have any proof like pics of the broken window?
What a good story.
[QUOTE=Firefox42;38387201]Not to sound like an asshole, but have any proof like pics of the broken window?[/QUOTE]
The window had two layers of glass. He was able to take out the first layer but had to break the second one. We cleaned up the remaining glass shards and put the first layer back into its place. The best I can give you is a picture of a window that's meant to have two layers with one of the layers missing.
Pics plox.
A news report or something would be nice
You did good
You should have killed them in the name of God.
You know, to make the headlines!
If someone broke into my house, the fuckers would get the terrifying sound of a 7.62x54R hammering its way out of an 80 year-old rifle. Moist Nuggets are terrifyingly evil in how loud they are, especially the bolt.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38392550]If someone broke into my house, the fuckers would get the terrifying sound of a 7.62x54R hammering its way out of an 80 year-old rifle. Moist Nuggets are terrifyingly evil in how loud they are, especially the bolt.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but firing one inside a house without ear protection is never a good idea.
If it was me in the same situation, I'd likely have fallen victim to the thieves - I attribute everything to environmental noise all too easily. Or, maybe I'd be asleep still. One or the other is bound to have happened. Unfortunately for the thieves, everything of value is very close to my person. Or would it be unfortunate for me?
My sister claims to have been repeatedly stolen from or has had some kind of unfortunate event occur as a result of her living in a poor area, but I am inclined to think it it because of her desire to have unrestrained usage of the family SUV - as her vehicle has, as a consequence of great driving skills, suffered many collisions, and obviously, it is what's on the outside that counts. Though, I can't say anything for the transmission and/or starter and/or other parts that are failing. It does not help that her thinly veiled lies are consistently revealed on a daily basis.
[QUOTE=Zay333;38392655]Yeah but firing one inside a house without ear protection is never a good idea.[/QUOTE]
Having you ears ring for a few hours is the least of your concern when someone's breaking into your house
i'd probably be scared if people tried to break in my house but i have three pitbulls that all have really scary sounding barks and always bark when anyone knocks on the door, so i think the moment they tried to check if anyone was home the criminals would get scared off
also i fall asleep with the tv on a lot so they'd probably hear that and know someone was home
(Also my dad has a gun and i have a police baton so y'know :v:)
We got dogs for personal security but all they're capable of is slowly cuddling any burglars to death.
Good job with the big scary knife.
good job op you're a real man
[QUOTE=Firefox42;38387201]Not to sound like an asshole, but have any proof like pics of the broken window?[/QUOTE]
Is it really that important to get rid of the am I being played a fool feeling ?
It's just a story, true or not.
gj but could you have written this any more dorkishly
[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;38395965]gj but could you have written this any more dorkishly[/QUOTE]
Sorry, English isn't my first language.
naw it's not the English that I'm getting at
I remembered once upon a time when someone knocked on the door, i look outside and see this east european asshole immigrant, he sees me, and runs away.
And our dog has been keeping those dickwankers away ever since.
To anyone out there who would ever think about stealing from me: Prepare your anus before entry.
Pretty good read, OP. Good work.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38392550]If someone broke into my house, the fuckers would get the terrifying sound of a 7.62x54R hammering its way out of an 80 year-old rifle. Moist Nuggets are terrifyingly evil in how loud they are, especially the bolt.[/QUOTE]
About the same in my house, If I was home alone I'd have multiple choices. 30 Rounds of 5.56, 15 rounds of 9mm, 10 rounds of .40 or 5 rounds of .308. But anyway OP, nice job.
[editline]10th November 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Zay333;38392655]Yeah but firing one inside a house without ear protection is never a good idea.[/QUOTE]
When someone is breaking into your house and you've got your adrenaline pumping, you're not even going to hear the damn gunshots.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38392550]If someone broke into my house, the fuckers would get the terrifying sound of a 7.62x54R hammering its way out of an 80 year-old rifle. Moist Nuggets are terrifyingly evil in how loud they are, especially the bolt.[/QUOTE]
you're crazy/irrational/etc
more or less how you describe the pedantic details
Pics.
When I lived in apartments,
I was 10 and this guy was trying to unlock my door. To scare him off I turned my speakers up real loud, and starting playing some clips from movies to scare the shit out of him. It worked! (Thank you home alone for the ideas.)
Nice
Areolop Approved.
Wow, why the fuck you would grab a knife? you should of tazed them.
[QUOTE=Ownederd;38398432]you're crazy/irrational/etc
more or less how you describe the pedantic details[/QUOTE]
it's completely normal that some people get off on gun fantasies, that's atleast what i'm told.
Thieves already stole some of my stuff, years ago. Now i have 3 watch dogs, a baseball bat near my bed, a pistol in the drawer and a shotgun in one of my closets. I don't think i will get any intruders in my house for a while.
May god have mercy on them if they do, because i wont.
[QUOTE=bobsynergy;38398646]Wow, why the fuck you would grab a knife? you should of tazed them.[/QUOTE]Yeah because every household has a tazer.
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