Off-duty Cop Shoots Knife-wielding Intruder

The Associated Press reported out of Laurel, Maryland, on August 9 about a criminal who picked the wrong home to burglarize. The suspect, 31-year-old David Bartholmew, broke in to a house in the middle of the day. The homeowner, who was actually home at the time, unbeknownst to the intruder, was an off-duty Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission police officer. The officer’s training served him well, as he quickly retrieved his service firearm and called 911 when he heard the sounds of someone breaking in to his home. The officer then went to investigate and encountered Bartholmew, who threatened him with a knife. The officer fired his gun and struck Bartholmew in the arm. The injured suspect attempted to run from the house, but was apprehended by authorities responding to the 911 call.

Black Bear Lives Matter

The Redlands Daily Facts reported on August 8 out of Forest Falls, California, about a series of home invasions by a black bear that was finally ended by an armed man.

Julie Strauja had a problem with a black bear that was repeatedly breaking in to her house looking for food. The late summer and early fall is the time of year when bears are most likely to intrude on human dwellings looking for food. Part of the problem is that once a bear learns that human habitations typically offer easy access to food, they will continually return to the scene of the crime. Kevin Brennan, a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, gave a speech to a community meeting at the Valley of the Falls Community Church after the shooting. “A fed bear is a dead bear,” Brennan told the gathering. “It’s a cliche, but it’s true.... The same problems tend to occur over and over again: intentional feeding, unsecured garbage or pet food left out,” Brennan said in the community meeting.

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