Four adults, one teen charged in connection with home invasion

7/25/2008

http://www.leroyindependent.com/main.asp?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=65&ArticleID=1402&TM=25609.28

Four Spring Valley area adults and one teenager are facing felony charges for being part of a nine-person group that allegedly broke into a LeRoy home in June and assaulted several individuals.

Hopefully, she's making his life miserable.

The case for the teenager is designated as an extended juvenile jurisdiction: if he's found guilty, he could face an adult prison sentence that would be stayed until he reaches 21.

That's good news. Ducking an adult sentence for an adult crime by being a few weeks too young would be an injustice.

The victims were four people who live at the house and two visitors, who said they were assaulted when a group of nine people kicked in the front door and entered the home.

What do you do when nine people kick down your door?

Reinforce your front door, and keep some reloads handy.

St. Paul man charged for murder of 90-year-old Hopkins woman

July 18, 2008

http://www.mnsun.com/articles/2008/07/21/breaking_news/2ho24homicide.txt

July 18 - Charges were filed today against Corey Posley-Wells, 27, of St. Paul for the July 7 stabbing murder of Irene Kunze, 90, of Hopkins.

Hopkins Police, with assistance from St. Paul Police, arrested Posley-Wells July 16 in St. Paul without incident. He was charged today with two-counts of first-degree murder.

I originally passed on posting this because the initial reports didn't look like a home invasion. I was wrong.

 He followed her to her apartment, followed her in and then knocked her to the floor in an attempt to rob her. He then took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Kunze and cut her throat. Afterwards, stole a small amount of money from Kunze's billfold and looked in various drawers for money or valuables.

Entering and exiting your home are two of the times you are most vulnerable. Take car of yourselves.

Man knocks out dad, kidnaps teenage girl in Minneapolis and flees

July 10, 2008

http://www.startribune.com/local/24333304.html?location_refer=Homepage:highlightModules:2

A teenage girl was abducted today from her northeast Minneapolis home after the suspect punched and knocked out the teen's father, police said.

Police are looking for Tony Montez McGee, 19, who was the subject of a restraining order taken out on behalf of the victim, Alison Leigh Traefald.

Paper Armor is not a defense. Restraining orders are part of a paper trail to be used when the a thug's violent actions escalate.