Tag: Home Invasions: Page 6

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Violent Connecticut Home Invader Gets Death
Jurors chose the death penalty for one of two men who broke into a Connecticut home three years ago of endocrinologist Dr. William Petit and raped and murdered Petit's wife and two daughters before torching the house
November 7, 2010
Special Units
Home Invasions: Side Effects of the Drug War
Drug-related home invasions are especially prevalent in the Sunbelt. Southern Arizona, Texas, and Atlanta serve as distribution points for traffickers delivering narcotic loads from Mexican drug trafficking organizations to distribution points where dealers and street gangs wait for their arrival.
November 2, 2010
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Patrol
Florida Deputy Remains In Critical Condition
Cassady needed 240 pints of blood after he and two other deputies were shot Friday after responding to a home invasion. Cassady was put into a medically induced coma.
November 1, 2010
Patrol
Hyperviolent Connecticut Home Invader Found Guilty
Hayes was convicted of 16 of 17 felony counts against him for his involvement in the murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters Hayley, 17, and 11-year-old Michaela.
October 4, 2010
Patrol
Nude Burglar Apologizes to Residents
Edgar Antonio Lucha had been hiding under the bed and explained to the homeowner that he had been under the influence of drugs, when explaining why he was hiding under the bed frame.
September 29, 2010
Special Units
Tucson Home Invasions: Marine Double-Cross
Tucson PD officers responding to a suspicious-activity call of armed men in a residential alley were met with two heavily armed former marines just home from Iraq. According to the initial investigation, one marine double-crossed his buddy on a drug deal, by bringing in a third crew to rob the "hydro weed." One was a skilled markesmen with a heavy duty arsenal determined to fight, when the high-powered rifle malfunctioned. Responding officers used airborne and K-9 units to search unpaved alleys and scrub brush between the homes, where the suspects were eventually apprehended by the home invasion unit. Crime scene photos courtesy of Tucson PD.
August 17, 2010
One of the marine suspects was a military trained sniper who sported a prominent tattoo of a .50-caliber Barrett rifle. The suspect was taken into custody when the K-9 bit his left arm.
Patrol
Missouri Deputy Apprehends 'Drunk Guys' Breaking Into His Home
A Boone County (Mo.) Sheriff's deputy detained two men over the weekend, who broke into his home to attempt a robbery. The deputy was waiting for the men, as they kicked down his door, and took them into custody without firing shots.
August 15, 2010
Gangs
How Gangs Orchestrate Home Invasion Robberies
To diminish the possible loss of too many resources, Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) developed a policy of utilizing three separate houses to deal dope—one for the money, one for the drugs and one for the leadership. In this way, local gang jack teams, rival DTO teams, or the police might get one house, but very rarely all three.
August 9, 2010
Patrol
Burglary Suspect In Custody for Killing Michigan Officer
Officer Matthew Edwards, a 31-year-old with five years experience on the force, had responded to the call with a partner with about two hours remaining on his shift.
July 23, 2010
Special Units
Tucson Home Invasions: The Missing Man
In the south Arizona drug trade, armed home invasions usually differ from other robberies because police don't have a traditional victim or witnesses. They can be dynamic, armed confrontations in the middle of the night between drug crews looking to heist drugs and money. View crime scene photos from one case, in which the Tucson PD's home invasion special investigative unit arrived to find a blood-stained driveway, spray of rifle rounds embedded in doors and walls, as well as a pair of ostrich boots. Photos courtesy of Tucson PD.
July 20, 2010
Home invasions often don't involve traditional victims, since they are mostly armed robberies by drug crews who 'rip' or 'lick' narcotics and cash from each other.
Patrol
Off-Duty Baltimore Officer Shoots Home Invader In His Living Room
The officer heard a commotion in his living room sometime before 6 a.m. Friday morning and came down stairs from his second-floor bedroom to find the man going through the officer's items near unlocked weapons.
June 3, 2010
Patrol
Las Vegas Officer Is Department's Third Killed in 2009
Las Vegas police are mourning the death of Trevor Nettleton, the 30-year-old who was shot and killed while off duty during an attempted robbery attempt at his home, the Review Journal reports.
November 19, 2009
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