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Prowler fatally shot after charging at homeowner

Initially, the homeowner didn’t see anyone when he answered the door, but upon further observation noticed a male not known to him standing in the dark.

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Intruder gets shot in the ear

The homeowner discovered the man in his basement after hearing a commotion around midnight and promptly responded.

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Teen burglar burns to death after getting trapped in chimney

The homeowner heard screaming after he lit a fire in the fireplace, but it was too late by the time he realized the screams were from inside the chimney.

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Intruder hides under bed for 3 days before being discovered

The man apparently found a cozy spot, complete with an electrical outlet where he could charge his cell phones, and just hung out unnoticed for three days.

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Woman to intruder in her bedroom: ‘I will blow your f-ing head off’ (VIDEO)

After her dog started barking, she armed herself and walked through the house, but she didn't see anyone. She went back to bed, but moments later heard a loud crash and knew somebody was inside her home.

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Baton Rouge resident opens fire on intruder he finds in daughter’s home (VIDEO)

The man knew something wasn't right when he saw the air conditioning unit pushed out of the window of his daughter's house. Armed with a .357, he went inside and discovered a man had broken in and was attempting to steal her belongings.

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Woman armed with pellet gun thwarts home intruder (VIDEO)

A Pennsylvania woman armed with a pellet gun stopped a home intruder in his tracks Sunday night. Sandra Norris returned to her Sunbury home to find a burglar heading towards the door with her 50-inch TV in hand. Norris grabbed a pellet gun she kept in a drawer and shot the man once in the […]

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Man armed with video game gun detains home intruder

An Oakland man armed with a video game gun detained a would-be home intruder who broke into his home Sunday morning. The resident, 24, was playing a video game when around 11:30 a.m. the suspect, 23-year-old Kymarr Freeman, came into the home. The resident pulled out a toy gun used to interact with certain video games […]

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South Carolina man robs Family Dollar with toy gun quickly apprehended

Joseph Booker, 20, entered a Family Dollar store in Greenville and, armed with what appeared to be a real gun, demanded the clerk empty the register into a shopping bag. The clerk complied and Booker made off with nearly $500 in cash, the local Fox-affiliate reports.

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Burglar arrested after checking his Facebook from homeowner’s computer (VIDEO)

A Minneapolis burglar who logged onto his Facebook account from the homeowner’s computer last Thursday was later arrested after the victim tricked him into meeting. Nicholas Wig, 26, may have stolen some of James Wood’s personal belongings, but at least the burglar was kind enough to leave behind his identity. Wood, who wasn’t home at […]

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CO man who fatally shot stepdaughter after mistaking her for burglar will not face charges

It wasn't until after the shots were already fired that the man discovered it wasn't an intruder breaking in after all, but his 14-year-old stepdaughter, attempting to sneak back into the house after apparently being out all night.

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