theP8riot
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I don't know what happened, but the last try at posting this didn't work so here goes again.
My sister came face to face with an intruder in my home yesterday afternoon. She had been taking a shower in preparation for a road trip. The dogs, one ankle biter, an 11yo retriever mix, and a 4yo boxer mix, were barking wildly. As she came out of the shower she saw the old dog standing in the doorway of the bathroom in full on guard mode. She stepped out of the bathroom and found that the intruder was standing inside the house about 10ft from the front door. She screamed and yelled at the man to get out. He did not make an effort to come towards her, but he did not leave either. She command the dog to attack and the dog did as told. As the mans attention was on the dog my sister went for her revolver, which was under a paper on the bar between the living room and kitchen. The intruder retreated when faced by the dog and fell backwards out of the front door. He managed to shut the door before the dog could get to him.
I came home shortly after this happened. As I walked up the sidewalk, still unaware of what has happened, I found a FedEx door tag on the door. I came inside and asked about the tag and that's when I found out about the intruder. I figured at that time that the intruder was an overly zealous delivery man and called FedEx to file a complaint.
Well, long story short the intruder was not the actual FedEx delivery man. The intruder was a white or hispanic male and our local driver is a black male. The Sheriff's office believes that the intruder was probably following the driver and watching for an unoccupied house. To make matters worse the intruder was wearing an old and outdated FedEx uniform and driving and older model van with a FedEx logo. The Sheriff's dept seems to have taken quite an interest in the case and hopefully will at least be able to keep a lookout for the guy.
Someone else may not realize this guy is not a FedEx employee and may just let the guy come in their house. The intruder was wearing a white shirt with a FedEx logo, khaki pants, and a tan ball cap. The official FedEx uniform is a black shirt with purple accents and black pants.
We are very fortunate that things happened the way they did. I am very pleased with my dogs and with the resolve my sister showed in dealing with this dirt bag. I guess she'll keep the doors locked when she's home from now on.
My sister came face to face with an intruder in my home yesterday afternoon. She had been taking a shower in preparation for a road trip. The dogs, one ankle biter, an 11yo retriever mix, and a 4yo boxer mix, were barking wildly. As she came out of the shower she saw the old dog standing in the doorway of the bathroom in full on guard mode. She stepped out of the bathroom and found that the intruder was standing inside the house about 10ft from the front door. She screamed and yelled at the man to get out. He did not make an effort to come towards her, but he did not leave either. She command the dog to attack and the dog did as told. As the mans attention was on the dog my sister went for her revolver, which was under a paper on the bar between the living room and kitchen. The intruder retreated when faced by the dog and fell backwards out of the front door. He managed to shut the door before the dog could get to him.
I came home shortly after this happened. As I walked up the sidewalk, still unaware of what has happened, I found a FedEx door tag on the door. I came inside and asked about the tag and that's when I found out about the intruder. I figured at that time that the intruder was an overly zealous delivery man and called FedEx to file a complaint.
Well, long story short the intruder was not the actual FedEx delivery man. The intruder was a white or hispanic male and our local driver is a black male. The Sheriff's office believes that the intruder was probably following the driver and watching for an unoccupied house. To make matters worse the intruder was wearing an old and outdated FedEx uniform and driving and older model van with a FedEx logo. The Sheriff's dept seems to have taken quite an interest in the case and hopefully will at least be able to keep a lookout for the guy.
Someone else may not realize this guy is not a FedEx employee and may just let the guy come in their house. The intruder was wearing a white shirt with a FedEx logo, khaki pants, and a tan ball cap. The official FedEx uniform is a black shirt with purple accents and black pants.
We are very fortunate that things happened the way they did. I am very pleased with my dogs and with the resolve my sister showed in dealing with this dirt bag. I guess she'll keep the doors locked when she's home from now on.