Friday, March 31, 2006
A nominee for this year's Darwin Award...
There seems to be a never-ending supply of morons. I also love the store owner's name...
Burglary attempt backfires
Break-in attempt sickens would-be thief
By KATHERINE ROSENBERG Staff Writer
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Victorville (CA) Daily Press
VICTORVILLE — When a crook tries to burglarize a store we assume it will be the victim who is left hurting.
Not this time.
A would-be burglar of the Cell Comm/ Nextel store in the 15000 block of Seventh Street tried to shoot out the lock on the door just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. Instead, the bullet ricocheted off the metal lock and struck the man in the chest, according to co-owner of the store Cary "Buba" Walker.
"Chalk it up to one of the world's most stupid criminals. They used a gun trying to burglarize the place. He tried to Jesse James the lock but it backfired on him, and it's actually pretty funny," Walker said, explaining what he saw in the surveillance tape. "It's a wonder he didn't end up dead, it could've gone right through him. I guess the y 've been watching too much television because it just doesn't work like that."
The bullet did not puncture the skin of the gunman, and the bullet was found at the scene by authorities. But, Walker says, it did its damage.
"It hit him so hard it knocked the air out of him and he threw up on the spot. The guy really must be hurting. We even put out an alert with the hospitals to look for someone with severe bruising on his chest. After that they both turned and abruptly got in the car and sped away," Walker said. ¶ 11:23 PM
Burglary attempt backfires
Break-in attempt sickens would-be thief
By KATHERINE ROSENBERG Staff Writer
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Victorville (CA) Daily Press
VICTORVILLE — When a crook tries to burglarize a store we assume it will be the victim who is left hurting.
Not this time.
A would-be burglar of the Cell Comm/ Nextel store in the 15000 block of Seventh Street tried to shoot out the lock on the door just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. Instead, the bullet ricocheted off the metal lock and struck the man in the chest, according to co-owner of the store Cary "Buba" Walker.
"Chalk it up to one of the world's most stupid criminals. They used a gun trying to burglarize the place. He tried to Jesse James the lock but it backfired on him, and it's actually pretty funny," Walker said, explaining what he saw in the surveillance tape. "It's a wonder he didn't end up dead, it could've gone right through him. I guess the y 've been watching too much television because it just doesn't work like that."
The bullet did not puncture the skin of the gunman, and the bullet was found at the scene by authorities. But, Walker says, it did its damage.
"It hit him so hard it knocked the air out of him and he threw up on the spot. The guy really must be hurting. We even put out an alert with the hospitals to look for someone with severe bruising on his chest. After that they both turned and abruptly got in the car and sped away," Walker said. ¶ 11:23 PM
