http://www.pekintimes.com/article/20121019/NEWS/121019510
This happened a couple miles from home; several bad guys stage a late night raid on a farmhouse to steal firearms. I thought moving out to the country would get my family away from stuff like this.
It doesn't say it in the newspaper article, but I know the people indirectly through my neighbors - the man works third shift, so the thugs broke in while he was away at work, and his wife & children were asleep. They slept through the robbery - one of the bad guys had a handgun "in case of trouble" while the others stole everything portable of value (starting with the firearms).
The bad guy that was armed is still on the run. They managed to steal a bunch of stuff from the house, including more firearms.
Two of the intruders caught were from the Peoria area; over 30 miles away. They drove clear out to the country to do this.
The bad guys were damn lucky if you ask me, a fair amount of the people in this area keep loaded guns nearby when sleeping. Don't know if this was a random robbery or if the bad guys had intel about when the man of the house would be away.
Anyway, guess it can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time...
This happened a couple miles from home; several bad guys stage a late night raid on a farmhouse to steal firearms. I thought moving out to the country would get my family away from stuff like this.
It doesn't say it in the newspaper article, but I know the people indirectly through my neighbors - the man works third shift, so the thugs broke in while he was away at work, and his wife & children were asleep. They slept through the robbery - one of the bad guys had a handgun "in case of trouble" while the others stole everything portable of value (starting with the firearms).
The bad guy that was armed is still on the run. They managed to steal a bunch of stuff from the house, including more firearms.
Two of the intruders caught were from the Peoria area; over 30 miles away. They drove clear out to the country to do this.
The bad guys were damn lucky if you ask me, a fair amount of the people in this area keep loaded guns nearby when sleeping. Don't know if this was a random robbery or if the bad guys had intel about when the man of the house would be away.
Anyway, guess it can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time...