BURGLERY - and chase, almost had them w/pics

[Muddskipper]

Was mowing my lawn this morning around 9 and noticed a slow moving vechicle come around the corner from my drive way (corner house). Did not think much of it until I put up the mower and noticed my compressor, edger, and weed eater gone.

DANG - they were just in here.

HPD was at the house within 20min, perhaps faster.

I am bummed as I'm the neighboor that watches out for everyone else....

Give the report... basicly there are alot of older white ford f250's with older white guys driving in Houston.

So after about an hour I decide to drive around to see if any pawn shops are open.

After 30 min I decided to give up and drive by my last pawn shop....

AND THERE THEY ARE WITH MY STUFF !!!!


It looks like they are about to leave, and I block them in.

Tell the pawn shop to call PD. Now it's two guys, the white older guy jumps in and start to pivot to get out of the block in ....

I reach in to snap some pics of them with my camera phone...

I go to the bed and grab my edger, and he backs up like to hit me.

I discharge a round at his rear tire to STOP him..... but they get out of the parking lot.

I give chase and am on the phone with HPD trying to get a location....

After a mile or two I come to my since'es and slow down and go back to the pawn shop and wait for HPD. Hoping the have a unit that can locate them since they have a flat tire....

Not likley thou...

BUT I have all the good people from 2cool to be on the look out for these guys...

Pics below
The ford f250 has a bashed in windshield on the pasenger side...AND he has a RED aux Tank up against the cab, like you see on farm and oil field trucks.

white Male late 50's - 60's
Black male in his 50's
See pics

If you know or see them, please PM me

3 biggest mistakes
not getting a license plate
not calling PD right when I saw them, for the 2nd time
firing my weapon, as I might have issues for doing that -regardless if they were about to back over me. up to DA

NOTE: HPD officer was very nice, but gave me a talking to .... and she should have...please do not make this a thread about anything other than maybe learning from my mistakes or seeing these guys.

Happened in NW Houston, Pawn Shop was on Long Point

[coachlaw]

Man, that's crazy! Stole your stuff when you were mowing the lawn!

[FlatoutFishin]

Damn...freakin nutz! Read the replies on 2cool, as usual the neg stufff from some! I for one can't say what i'd of done till it happened, but just glad you are safe and no one got hurt. I don't know if i'd of shot them(after they'd left my garage, beecause they wouldve got it for sure then) but I thoroughly would've enjoyed pistol whipping the crap outta them! Anyway...I believe they'll think twice before coming to your crib again!

[JT]

dayam muddskipper you are crazy. and remind me to never steal your stuff.

[Randy]

dayam muddskipper you are crazy. and remind me to never steal your stuff.

X2

Glad you're ok!

[APSLP]

Hopefully the DA will not file but the law states you are justified in using force to retrieve property.

Glad your allright and got your stuff back.

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[ubermensch1324]

I'm really glad you ended up ok. Saw this posted on 2cool I think. No offense, but that story makes you sound like a badass. I hope you get all your stuff back - damn thieves!

I will be on the lookout - I'm always in the Houston area for work. If you need anything let me know or PM me.

[WestEndAngler]

I don't know if I would have discharged my weapon over some tools. What are you doing chasing after these guys bro your married with kids. I know we all hate a thief, but are you willing to die or lose your freedom over some yard tools?

I would have followed them too.

Split second decisions... Glad your alright and nobody was hurt.

[imhammer]

Glad you are OK and I hate theives but you are right that you have to be careful out there and let the authorities handle these things. I probably would have chased them too though.

[reeltime]

MS I hope they get them bassturds!It was crazy around here about 12thrity or 1.Some yahoo was walking down the street screaming at the top of his lung to were i could hear him over and overPuck this and @$%# that.Me and son were home alone and were playing games and stuff.I went out side thinking somebody was getting the tar beat out of them and this guy saw me and started to approach me.I go back in the house and grab my bat closest thing I could find.He see's me with it and goes back out on road and is still shouting ever bad thing that some lowlife could say.I notice other people coming out of there houses and light's going on in the house up and down the road.I said forget this guy and call the GCSD and they had received one call about this fool allready.Within minutes a marked car pulls up next to the perp and this guy goes off even more so he got a free ride to the crossbar hotel.

[rha]

Harris County DA usually will decline to pursue charges against a law abiding citizen defending person or property--for certain when JB Holmes was DA. Just need to be careful with bad guys who often have weapons. If you need some legal help pm me. Spent a lot of time in DAs office.

[Muddskipper]

I have to admit, if I were to do it all over again, I would not have confronted them .... emotion's took over...

And further mistakes were made ... I am still mad as hell .... but am relieved that my family and I are ok ...

99% sure the guys won't come back, and I am sure they are still wondering how in the heck found them ... and now I have pictures of them too...

Just be careful everyone...

[lurefisher]

Wish I would have been with you ms.

[Curmudgeon]

Wow, Mudskipper! I hope you taught them a lesson, but be more careful next time. Don't let the fish control your brain in situations like that!

[Baby Tran Cat]

DUDE! Glad you are ok...unbelievable