Felony Friday: Alabama Couple Apprehends Burglary Suspects 2 Days After Being Robbed
Imagine what you would do if you came face to face with a group of people who you strongly believed had burglarized your house two days earlier.A significant amount of people would likely allow fear to paralyze them. By doing this they would allow the criminals to escape. Some determined victims might follow the suspects, while attempting to notify the police. But the majority of people in this situation would probably call the police and rely on them to take action.A couple in Alabama, Sarah and Chris Wyatt, experienced the above situation and they didn’t choose any of the above options. Instead, when they recognized the individuals that had broken into their house and burglarized their home just two days earlier, they sprang into action.The Wyatt’s had their house broken into last Friday afternoon and had several Christmas present stolen. Fortunately, video of the suspects and their truck were captured by the couple’s recently-installed video surveillance system.Fast forward two days. The Wyatt’s noticed a similar truck to one they had seen on the surveillance video and grew suspicious. Upon a closer look, they recognized the occupants of the truck as well.Guns.com describes the courageous actions the couple took in order to apprehend the suspected burglars:
But according to reports from local media, a twist in the case came two days later. As the Wyatts were driving down a country road Sunday evening, they passed a black truck which looked surprisingly familiar to the one they had seen in the video. They also recognized two of the three people inside the truck.At that point, Chris blocked the truck with his own and confronted the occupants inside, who first claimed they were lost, but apparently the truck was full of what appeared to been stolen goods.“We corrected them where they were,” Chris told reporters.Then Chris and Sarah, both armed, held the trio at gunpoint while they called 911.
If that isn’t a happy ending to a story, then I don’t know what would be!Most people would have stayed in their comfort zone and relied on the police to apprehend the suspect. But truthfully police are not likely to exert too much energy searching for suspects in a burglary case. The modern-day cop is a paper pusher. Police very rarely put in the time or do the “police work” necessary to track down a small time criminal. If they do catch a burglar or other low-level thief it is normally because another citizen provides information alerting the cops of suspicious behavior.I’m going to shift gears for a moment and share a personal experience of mine that I believe is relevant to the overall discussion. Two years ago my laptop was stolen out of my vehicle. My car was parked in a parking garage on the South Side of Pittsburgh and I went to a gym to workout. I always made sure to hide my briefcase, which contained my computer, out of view under the middle seat. Yet when I returned after my workout I found my back window smashed and the laptop gone. The thief must have watched me hide the bag.I immediately called the police, the parking garage security, and notified my employer to lock the computer. The parking garage security showed up immediately. They were compassionate and helped me clean up the broken glass inside my car. They also informed me I was the seventh break-in that week.It took over an hour for a police officer to show up. The cop that showed up was not friendly and his demeanor gave off a vibe that I was beneath him. He seemed bothered to have to document the crime. I notified the police officer that garage security had told me I was the seventh break-in of the week and asked if thought there was any chance my computer could be recovered. He responded with a brief, but audible laugh. Then ripped off my copy of the police report and said in a sarcastic tone, “our best men are already working on it.”I never heard a thing.I’m not entirely sure why I felt the need to share my personal misfortune with you, but hopefully you can see the slight correlation between the couple that got results by taking action and my personal experience with a cop that had no interest in pursuing the thief that stole my laptop. Cops generally don’t solve crimes or prevent crimes; they document crimes.This is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as people don’t have an expectation that police officers are available at their beck and call to save the day if a situation become dangerous. Unfortunately, most gun control advocates that I’ve conversed with put all of their faith in the police to protect their families if they are ever in trouble. They think that if a person breaks into their home, then they’ll be able to lock their loved ones in a room and call the police.It is naïve and irrational to think in this way. This is not to say that I’m in favor of the common folk replacing the police with a form of vigilante justice, but if you are trained to use a firearm, then you owe it to your family to own a gun and to be prepared to defend their lives. If you are not trained to use a firearm, then you owe it to your family to get trained.Check out our past editions of Felony Friday!The Lions of Liberty are on Twitter, Facebook & Google+Receive access to ALL of our EXCLUSIVE bonus audio content – including “Conspiracy Corner”, “Degenerate Gamblers” and the “League of Liberty Podcast” by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride and supporting us on Patreon!
