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http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124299579912377400
So here is a link to a story about a daytime home invasion that happned here locally. While I am glad nobody got hurt (this time) I really wish more of these stories ended with the bad guys either in jail or in the hospital.
The odd thing about the story is that 2 guns were stolen during the invasion. That means that a home invasion was successful in a house that was armed with at least somewhat easily accessible guns.
My question is if you hire an adult baby sitter would you talk to them about how to use handguns and possibly even given them access to a lockbox with the gun?
Its unclear from the story whether this is the babysitters house or if she was at somebody elses house.
It dawned on me that when I was like 16 or 17 I use to babysit for the guy across the street and I knew where he kept his 12gauge. It was accessible to me but not the child and I am sure that had the door been kicked in he would have had little issue with me using it to defend his house and his kid. Just makes me think.
So here is a link to a story about a daytime home invasion that happned here locally. While I am glad nobody got hurt (this time) I really wish more of these stories ended with the bad guys either in jail or in the hospital.
The odd thing about the story is that 2 guns were stolen during the invasion. That means that a home invasion was successful in a house that was armed with at least somewhat easily accessible guns.
My question is if you hire an adult baby sitter would you talk to them about how to use handguns and possibly even given them access to a lockbox with the gun?
Its unclear from the story whether this is the babysitters house or if she was at somebody elses house.
It dawned on me that when I was like 16 or 17 I use to babysit for the guy across the street and I knew where he kept his 12gauge. It was accessible to me but not the child and I am sure that had the door been kicked in he would have had little issue with me using it to defend his house and his kid. Just makes me think.
he Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a broad-daylight home invasion in Happy Valley.
The victim, Julie Ann Ackerman, 38, says two men came to the door of her house on Southeast Natalya Street, and told her they had run out of gas and needed to use the phone.
When she told them to wait while she went for her cell phone, the men pushed their way inside her house.
One of the men pulled a knife while the other went through the house, stealing cash, jewelry, medication, and two handguns.
Ackerman said she did what the robbers told her. She wasn't hurt. Neither was the infant she was babysitting.
Sheriff's investigators believe the suspects had been canvassing the neighborhood.
One of the men, who speaks with a Russian or Romanian accent, asks for money for a relative who is sick and needs to pay medical bills.
Detetctives say one of these suspects may have been the same person who knocked on the victim's door last week.
Here is a description of the suspects, provided by the Clackamas Sheriff's Office:
#1: White, male, 30-35 years-old, 5'10" tall, short light brown hair – described as short, but spiky. Also described by the victim as having very light and bright eyes and a slight gab in his upper-front teeth. This suspect is further described as muscular and clean-cut in appearance. He is also recognized by his distinct Russian or Romanian accent. This suspect was wearing a blue button-style shirt and blue jeans. He was armed with a knife.
#2 (see composite sketch): White, male, 30-35 years-old, 5'08" tall, short dirty-blond hair, with a thin build. This suspect was also referred to as clean-cut in appearance. Observed to have been wearing a white polo-style shirt with green horizontal stripes, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. Also possessing a strong Russian or Romanian accent.
The knife used by the suspects was described to have a curved blade and black handle.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office urges anyone with information to contact its confidential Tip Line at 503-723-4949.