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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | 6:45 p.m.
Home invasion
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A 37-year-old North Las Vegas man was shot Monday night and held at gunpoint while a group of young people ransacked his home, police said.
North Las Vegas Police officers responded to the 2200 block of Meadow Green Avenue about 11:20 p.m. and found the man with a single gunshot wound to the arm, authorities said. He was transported to University Medical Center, where he was treated and later released.
Police said the victim was asleep in his home when he heard the back door open. As he got out of bed, he was confronted by multiple people. One person shot the victim and then held him at gunpoint for the remainder of the incident, police said.
The intruders searched his home for money and jewelry, then exited through the back door, over a brick wall and onto Lone Mountain Road. They were believed to be on foot before and after the robbery, police said. The man ran to his neighbor’s house to call the police.
Police say the suspects are three to four black male teenagers or young adults. The shooter was about 6 feet tall, 150 pounds, with no facial hair, a medium sized Afro and wearing baggy clothes.
Police said the victim did not know the intruders, and it appears they chose a random home with the intent of robbery.
Detectives believe someone may have seen the group just prior to or directly following the home invasion in the area of Lone Mountain Road and Clayton Street, between 10 p.m. Monday and 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Anyone with information is urged to call the North Las Vegas Police Department at (702) 633-9111. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
What is the neighborhood like? Have there been many home invasions in this area?
Was the back door locked?
For little more than $10 each you can equip your doors and windows with an alarm from radio shack. While obviously not tied into a security company that will respond and/or call 911 for you, it emits an ear splitting and startling alarm that would not only most likely send the creeps packing but wake you possibly with enough time to reach over onto your night stand and grab your handgun provided that you have one.
they have an instant as well as a delayed response setting for when you are coming and going yourself. i know i have these alarms and they even scare the daylights out of me when i periodically forget to turn them off as quickly as i should upon opening a door.
god speed man. justice will happen, losers like that dont last long, they will get themselves arrested and/or killed before too long.
good ? girlygirl. i think the area is a nice enough one of its own, but too close to the other side of NLV. not that it matters really, the NLV thugs like to travel all over the valley to do their thing, in many cases while not very bright they are at least bright enough to target 'hoods other than their own.
Two good-sized dogs and a shotgun, that's home defense.
It's a great neighborhood - lots of fixer uppers.
Olbuddy has the right idea. Those little alarms are great. Can give you a little extra time to get the gun or maybe even call 911.
Question: we are thinking of retiring to LV in a few years. Are gated communities safe? Have you heard of break-ins or crimes in those communities?
Hmmmm...
Great he shot one, would have been better if he got them all in the center mass area so we would not have to pay for his hospital stay.
Ghetto Hood!
Holly and cactus growing under windows tends to get them to walk on by to the next house. Iron grate outer doors and even windows might help. "Insured by Smith and Wesson" sign might help. My house, video cameras and guns. I might look semi-helpless but you just don't want to mess with a FORMER OFFICER that just looks like a little old lady.
"Two good-sized dogs and a shotgun, that's home defense."
boftx -- or just one noisy dog with a shotgun backup.
"Great he shot one..."
shihan -- pay attention, the homeowner was the only one shot.
"Because there is no comparison whatsoever between an armed and a disarmed man; it is not reasonable to suppose that one who is armed will obey willingly one who is unarmed; or that any unarmed man will remain safe among armed servants." -- Niccolo Machiavelli 1513 "The Prince" Chapter IV
Girlygirl
I don't know that gated communities are any better off. This may have even been one. I think sometimes in fact they are a target because a) there is less security measures taken by the owner due to the false sense of security provided by a guard gated main entrance and b) the nicer homes and gated communities are thought to contain more goodies to steal. I have several friends in a high end guard gated golf course community in Henderson and several of their neighbors especially near cul de sacs or near retaining walls that make for a good entrance/exit have recently been targeted at night while they were home.
I'd say choose your neighborhood as wisely as you can but no matter where you live take common sense and the best security measures you can.
I have several firearms in my house and my wife is experienced at shooting all of them also.
Stories like this one are exactly why.
I'd be happy if they would just spell out the particulars involving home/property invasion laws clearly enough that one could understand what a homeowners rights actually are.. As politically unpopular as it might be to say out loud, if a few more of these enterprising reprobates got "lit up like a Christmas tree", you can bet they'd be occurring a little less frequently.. and how about the legal profession taking a different slant on this nonsense and going after the ones they catch that survive the encounter.. make the cost of being caught so overwhelmingly negative that it isn't the first choice that comes to mind whenever a few of these bottom feeders needs some quick cash.. Working class taxpayers shouldn't be the lowest rung of the food chain and damn sure shouldn't be put at a disadvantage when life, limb, and property is in jeopardy..
Bob
Drive around lake mead blvd, nellis, owens, and hollywood some time and all your questions would be answered.
I have this semi question/fantasy/theory especially since I was burglarized (while not home which I believe would change the crime title to "home invasion" instead.
I have to wonder, if you could tag the idiot(s) and had a silencer on your gun and/or if no neighbors heard the shots inside your house or there were no living witnesses, what would there be to stop you from skipping the 911 call and sending a real eye-for-an-eye message out there to the world of these punks and going all Jeffrey Dahmer on them I(minus the homosexual stuff.)? Keep the body around for awhile. Post some cautionary tale torture videos anonymously on youtube. Eventually feed the fish in lake mead.
Just sayin........
Agreed Be Safe, but you know the ACLU and their scumbag lawyers would be all over that like flies on doo doo
When does this town charge people with aiding and abetting? Are we supposed to believe none of these criminals running rampant live in vacuums? live as islands? isolated from all contact with others?
Until you hold all of them responsible you are doing half-azzed law enforcement at best.
Take the recent killing of the cabbie. When is the killer's mother hauled into jail for buying her daughter a bus ticket so she could flee to Colorado? Did she not see all the pictures of her daughter all over TV? or hear about the killing a block over from her house? come-on.
These people are connected. I am tired of hearing about the no-stitch nonsense. OK stay silent and go to jail along with your buddy, simple.
In California the general rule is be sure the body is inside the house. In Texas it's be sure the body is inside the fence line. Nevada leans more towards Texas in this regard I think.
My attitude is simple. If you come onto my property intending to cause harm you will receive it in kind. The smartest thing you can do is turn your back on me and walk away. You are fair game as long as you face me or my family, including the dogs.
KillerB,
I actually have three dogs, and they have a remarkable ability to function as a team.
For example, at night, the oldest one sleeps in the hallway leading to the bedrooms used by the kids. The youngest one usually sleeps in the family room close to the back door, and the third sleeps in our room.
One dog may be enough, but with two or three you have more time to reach for the shotgun and have someone else make the call.
And yes, they are noisy as hell and I make sure every teenager who comes around at Halloween knows we have them.
It's scarier in Henderson.
BOFTX: In historical terms you will find that North Las Vegas is more like "NOT York" (spelling intended) they tend to protect the perp over the victim. So the idea is to make sure the perp is well inside to show the threat.
We used to live just north of Ann Rd and Simmons and that neighborhood to the south of us, ie this neighborhood, started to change back in 2006-07. It was starting to get real ghetto. I'm not surprised this happened here. I'm actually surprised more shootings have not taken place. Would love to know the crime stats for the area now; it was turning 5 years ago. I can imagine what it's like now.