Manchester, N.H.

From 1/6/16 WMUR:

MANCHESTER, N.H. —A 65-year-old Manchester woman shot and injured a man Monday night when he tried to rob her, police said.

Manchester police said the woman, who did not want to be identified, told them that she shot the man when he tried to grab her while she was trying to get into her apartment building. She said the man had been in a car that followed her into the parking lot of her apartment complex, police said.
Police identified the man as Michael Bontaites, 23, of Manchester. He was treated for a serious but not life-threatening chest wound at Elliot Hospital....

After she left her car, she heard another vehicle door close and heard someone approaching her quickly from behind, police said.

"Something in my head said to take the gun out of my purse," the woman told News 9.

With her hand on the gun now in her coat pocket, she told News 9 that she headed toward her apartment. She said she looked behind and saw a man following her.

The woman told police that a white man wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt ran past her and blocked her path.

"Ten feet from the front stairs. That's when he caught up to me, and he came around me and stood right in front of me. Right in my face," she said.

The woman told News 9 that the man yelled at her.

She said he reached out and tried to grab her, but she pulled her handgun from her pocket and shot him once in the chest at close range....

Investigators said the woman, described as 4 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 105 pounds, feared for her safety and has a valid concealed carry permit. Bontaites is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds.

Police said the man fell to the ground while the woman ran inside the building. The man called 911 while he was on the ground....

The woman told News 9 that she had a valid concealed permit through the Manchester Police Department for more than 10 years.

"Last night was the first time I ever shot that gun in all the time I've owned it," she said.

New Hampshire: Homeowner chases away intruder with shotgun

Nashua, New Hampshire

From the Nashua Telegraph of October 9, 2009

Homeowner chases away intruder with shotgun

A man shooed away a burglar with a shotgun, police said.

The homeowner, who state police did not identify, came home Thursday morning to find a young man at the side door of the residence, state police said Friday in a press release.

The man said he knew the homeowner's son and had left a belonging there a few days earlier, state police said. But the homeowner asked the man to return when his son came home and shut his door, state police said.

Moments later, the homeowner heard noises in his living room and entered to find the man shuffling through items, state police said.

The homeowner got a shotgun and chased the man out of the house, state police said.

State police are now searching for the suspected burglar. He is described as a young white male, about 16-17 years old, and wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt with a blue baseball cap.

Anyone with information is urged to call state police at 672-3333.

New Hampshire: Burglar Gets A Surprise

Seabrook, New Hampshire

From April 15, 2009 Seacoast Online:

PORTSMOUTH — When Christopher Duhan kicked open the back door of a Seabrook residence to commit a Monday afternoon burglary, he was met by the lady of the house who chased him off with her handgun, according to police.

Duhan, 28, of 147 Ashworth Ave., Hampton Beach, was arraigned Tuesday in Portsmouth District Court on a felony count of burglary. According to an affidavit by officer Scott Mendes, Seabrook patrol officers were dispatched to a B Street residence at 12:30 p.m. Monday, for an "active" daytime burglary. The homeowner told police she was about to take a shower when she heard "loud crashing," so she grabbed her pistol and came face-to-face with the intruder, who she recognized as Duhan, a drug-dependent friend of a family member, according to court documents.

Gun in hand, the homeowner told Duhan she was calling the police before he fled across Route 1, police allege. Based on a clothing and vehicle description, Seabrook police arrested Duhan at a Hampton hotel where he has been residing, according to the affidavit.

New Hampshire: Police: Woman Killed When Couple Shoots At Each Other

Newbury, New Hampshire

From WMRU of December 17, 2007

Police: Woman Killed When Couple Shoots At Each Other

A Newbury man shot and killed his wife after she fired a shotgun blast at him during an argument, police said.

Karen Dion, 38, was killed Sunday in her driveway.

In a statement, authorities said Dion's husband, Gary Dion, 37, called police around 2:30 p.m. to report shots fired at their home. Arriving officers found Mrs. Dion's body in the driveway.

Police say the exchange of gunfire was prompted by a dispute between husband and wife.

"After that dispute, Mrs. Dion retrieved a shotgun and fired it at Mr. Dion, who was outside clearing the driveway," said a statement from the attorney general's office and police. "Mr. Dion then retrieved his own firearm and after being confronted by Mrs. Dion, who still had her shotgun, he shot and killed her in the driveway of their home."

Dion, who had been using a snowblower, was not injured, said Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeff Strelzin.

Dion has not been charged as the investigation continues. He was not armed when police arrived, Strelzin said, and was released Sunday night after questioning.

Strelzin said many details had not been pinned down, or could not be released as police investigate.

Strelzin told WMUR-TV that Mrs. Dion fired at her husband from a balcony, and that Gary Dion then got a handgun from his vehicle and shot her near a garage.

He could not elaborate on Karen Dion's wound, the number of shots fired or the nature of the dispute.

"Generally, we are looking into their relationship, their history, which will include talking to neighbors, family and friends," Strelzin said.

Strelzin said as far as they know, no one else saw the incident, and police were canvassing the neighborhood to see if anyone heard anything.

He said the home is on Mountain Road, off Route 103, and can be seen by at least one other home.

Londonderry, New Hampshire

From the Eagle Tribune of June 25, 2007

Murder victim shot at prowler months before he was killed

About 18 months before he was murdered, Jack Reid stepped from his home early one November morning, armed with a .357-caliber Magnum, and fired at an intruder crouching between two vehicles on his property, according to police reports.

On Nov. 8, 2003, two Londonderry police officers responded to 47 Rockingham Road, where Reid was living at the time. One used a police dog to track the prowler into the woods.

Reid told police he fired five shots at a man dressed in dark clothing, who stood up between the two vehicles and yelled "Jack!" before running into the woods. Reid said the man was hiding between a station wagon and a moving van.

State police who are investigating Reid's murder in June 2005 have made the three-year-old incident part of their investigation. On Tuesday, authorities charged John Brooks, 54, formerly of 68 High Range Road in Londonderry, and three other men with conspiring to kill Reid near 145 North Road in Deerfield, N.H.

The state attorney general's office has refused to disclose a motive for the killing, saying only police are still gathering evidence. Reid, 57, was living in a trailer in Derry at 25 Scobie Pond Road when he went missing June 27, 2005. His body was found a week later in a dump truck parked behind a Target department store in Saugus, about 40 miles from his home. The truck was one Reid used for his salvage collection business.

Londonderry police Officer Scott Balukonis and K-9 Officer John Perry wrote separate reports about the Nov. 8, 2003, incident. Those reports detail their actions in response to Reid's call to police, made around 1:06 a.m. Reid told police his dog, tied up outside his trailer, woke him up.

Zip, the police dog that responded to Reid's call, located a human scent where Reid said he spotted the man. He described the intruder to police as 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing black clothing and a black hat. Reid said he did not recognize the prowler, even though the man had yelled his first name.

"Zip began to track strongly between the two vehicles," Perry wrote. The officer spotted fresh footprints and disturbed leaves through the woods as the police dog followed the scent.

Reid's longtime friend Paul Mackey told The Eagle-Tribune in a June 2006 interview that Reid "never got a good look at the person. He had an idea of who it could have been."

The reports make no mention of Reid telling police he suspected the identity of the prowler.

Balukonis advised Reid to lock his firearm inside the trailer prior to the officers arriving at the home. The department later cleared Reid of any wrongdoing.

Reid said he told the prowler to stop before the man stood up between the vehicles, Balukonis wrote. After the man stood, Reid told police, he started shooting.

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Franconia, New Hampshire

From the Boston Globe of May 13, 2007

Feud turned deadly in N.H.

Passerby guns down police officer's killer

New Hampshire authorities said yesterday that they will not press charges against a former Marine who stepped into a deadly shooting and killed a 24-year-old high school dropout who had moments earlier fatally shot a police officer.

The former Marine, Gregory W. Floyd, 49, was driving with his son along Route 116 in Franconia on Friday night when he saw Liko Kenney, 24, shoot Franconia Police Corporal Bruce McKay, 48, four times in the torso. After Kenney drove his Toyota Celica over McKay as the officer lay on the ground, Floyd grabbed the officer's service weapon and shot and killed Kenney.

Authorities said the double shooting was the bloody climax of a long-simmering feud between McKay, a 12-year-veteran of the three-member department, and Kenney, a cousin of World Cup champion skier Bode Miller.

In 2003, Kenney was convicted of assaulting McKay, authorities said. Kenney had contended that McKay had assaulted him, breaking his jaw and leaving him in a coma, according to Bode Miller's father, Woody.

"It was a bad mixture waiting to happen," said Connie McKenzie , a nurse who said she had tried to ad minister CPR to McKay on the lawn in front of her 18th-century farmhouse on Route 116. "They hated each other."

New Hampshire's attorney general, Kelly A. Ayotte, said Floyd will not face charges because he was justified in using deadly force.

"Based on the results of the investigation, our conclusion is that Gregory Floyd's actions were justified based upon dangerous circumstances confronted with and efforts to assist McKay," Ayotte said at a news conference in Concord.

Captain Russell Conte of the New Hampshire State Police condemned the slaying of McKay, a New York native who had a 9-year-old daughter, Courtney, and in June was to marry his fiancée, who has a 14-year-old daughter, Kylea.

"Something this egregious affects everyone in law enforcement, and it is the ultimate act of defiance for someone to shoot a police officer when he's doing his duties," Conte said.

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Hampton Falls, New Hampshire

From Manchester’s WMUR.com of May 2, 2007

Police: Homeowner Confronts Intruder, Fires Rifle

A homeowner made a daring move on Monday night when he discovered an intruder in his Hampton Falls home.

Police said the man arrived at his Kensington Road home and noticed shadows inside. He grabbed a shotgun and went inside.

The homeowner and an armed, masked intruder came face-to-face, and police said the homeowner fired his rifle.

The shot missed the burglar, who ran to the basement of the home.

Police said the owner of the home then called 911. Somehow during that time the intruder escaped.

State and local police responded and searched the area but did not find anyone. Nothing had been taken from the home.

Police said that the home has been the site of a previous break-in where several people wearing dark clothing were found inside. They are investigating the most recent burglary.

Officers recommend that people do not confront an intruder. They said people should get to a safe place and call for help.

Shotgun, rifle, whatever--one of those long thangs that make a loud noise.

Manchester, New Hampshire

From the Manchester Union-Leader of April 15, 2007

Gunfight at bar leaves one wounded, another in custody

Bullets flew outside the Uptown Tavern early yesterday when a peeved patron began shooting at a doorman after being thrown out of the club. The shooter himself was shot twice by an armed customer who rushed to the bouncer's defense, a club owner and police said.

The shooter had missed doorman Chad Ryan after firing about four shots at him in the 1301 Elm St. club's parking lot when the alleged gunman was himself hit twice by the unidentified patron who returned fire about 12:45 a.m., said club co-owner Dave Somers.

The wounded suspect, identified by police as Eliezer Encarnacion, 26, and his companion -- both of whom were thrown out of the club moments earlier -- ran from the parking lot up Myrtle Street with an angry group of club patrons in pursuit.

"A bunch of people came pouring out of the Uptown yelling, 'Are you going to shoot at me?' and started chasing them," said Jessica Doty, 20, who lives next door.

Encarnacion, of 214 Bremer St., Apt. 2, limped nearly the length of the block -- splattering blood on porch stoops, the sidewalk and street -- before he collapsed near 83 Myrtle St. and the group caught up with him and his friend, witnesses said.

"There was a mob of people chasing after them," said one neighbor, who refused to give his name. After tracking down the pair, "they opened up their cell phones to see what had happened ... I thought they were going to beat him up, but they didn't. I think they saw the guy was hurt," the neighbor continued.

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Windham, New Hampshire

From the North Andover (MA) Eagle-Tribune of March 2, 2007

Man released after shooting stepbrother

A family argument escalated into violence Thursday, when one stepbrother shot another in the middle of the day.

David Richardson, 52, went to Windham Auto Body around 10:40 a.m. Thursday, got into a scuffle with his stepbrother, Frank Meisel, and returned to his home about a half-mile away before a pair of officers arrived, said Windham police Capt. Carl Wagner.

About an hour later, Richardson returned to start another confrontation with his stepbrother, Frank Meisel, according to police. Meisel, 43, fired a single shot into the left side of Richardson's chest with a .38-caliber revolver, police said.

Police elaborated on the initial scuffle yesterday as they continued their investigation into the shooting.

"There was some kind of brotherly, physical confrontation and there was some damage done on the property, but he wasn't concerned with that," Wagner said of Meisel. "He just didn't want him (Richardson) on the property."

The two were arguing over a family-related matter, Wagner said.

Police said they received a call from a woman about the shooting, but they refused to elaborate.

Richardson remains in critical-but-stable condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He underwent surgery Thursday night.

Meisel is free on personal recognizance and is due in court April 2. Based on what police have learned so far, Wagner said there was no need to hold Meisel.

"As the investigation continues, charges could be upgraded or reduced," Wagner said. "We still have to cross the t's and dot the i's on some things."

Police recovered the revolver when they encountered Meisel at the garage, Wagner said. Meisel legally kept the handgun at the business, located at 47 Roulston Road.

When police officers arrived after the first call from the garage, Richardson had already made it back to his home about a half-mile away at 22 Roulston Road. The officers warned Richardson that he would be arrested for trespassing if he went back to the garage, Wagner said.

A search warrant for the garage, which included a police affidavit detailing evidence gathered so far in the case, has been sealed by a judge.

From the North Andover Eagle-Tribune of April 14, 2007

Police: Shooter acted in self-defense

Prosecutors dropped charges against Frank Meisel, accused of shooting his stepbrother, saying he acted in self-defense when he fired his .38-caliber revolver into the chest of David Richardson.

Richardson, 53, went to Meisel's business, Windham Autobody at 47 Roulston Road, threatening to hurt him about 10 a.m. on March 1, police said.

Meisel, 43, of Cluff Road in Salem fired his weapon after Richardson had swung a large bat at his head and threatened to hurt him, said Rockingham County Attorney James Reams. Police had charged Meisel with misdemeanor simple assault after the altercation, saying they would either upgrade or drop the charge, based on the investigator's conclusion.

"Everything we had was consistent with self-defense," Reams said yesterday.

Police had been to the garage hours before the shooting when Richardson, who lived about a half-mile away, showed up drunk and got into a fight with Meisel. Neither of the men were seriously hurt or wanted to press charges.

Police told Richardson not to return to the garage, but he showed up a couple of hours later, armed with a large club. The arguments were the result of Richardson wanting to borrow money, police said. Meisel's account of what happened was supported by his bookkeeper, who saw both fights between the men, according to police.

Meisel's lawyer, Don Blaszka, said yesterday he was pleased with the Police Department's decision to drop the case.

"I always felt my client was defending himself," Blaszka said. "I feel this is a vindication for him so he can continue with his business. Obviously, based on the information collected by police and witness statements, my client's actions were justified."

One aspect that delayed the investigation was Richardson's lack of cooperation, Reams said. Richardson has been released from the hospital, but refused to release his medical records to authorities or cooperate with the investigation, according to police.

"There was a couple of minor loose ends we would have liked to have wrapped up," Reams said. "We knew Mr. Richardson was released from the hospital, but we don't know how badly he was injured. Given what we know so far, it wasn't a worthwhile pursuit of police resources."

Dublin, New Hampshire

From the Boston Globe of January 5, 2007

Would-be robber loses pants at gunpoint

A would-be thief found himself foiled, under gunfire -- and without pants.

Police said a homeowner discovered an intruder one night last week. The homeowner pulled a gun, fired what police described as warning shots, and told the intruder to shed his pants and shoes.

The two scuffled and burglar ran from the home, barefoot and pantless.

"I believe his thinking was that by taking away the suspect's pants, it would slow him down or prevent him from trying to get away, or make it easier for us to find him if he did get away," New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Christopher Aucoin said.

The homeowner called police, who swarmed the area with search dogs. Police are still looking for the man, and it's not clear if anything was stolen.

The homeowner wasn't hurt.

Dublin, New Hampshire

From the January 1, 2007 Manchester, New Hampshire Union-Leader:

Dublin officers responded to a reported burglary around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Letourneau said an armed homeowner on Lower Jaffrey Road confronted a male burglar. No items were stolen.

Pelham, New Hampshire

From Syracuse’s (NY) WSTM.com of December 20, 2006

Homeowner uses unloaded shotgun to detain alleged burglar

Police in New Hampshire say homeowner helped catch a would-be burglar by taking away his car keys -- then pointing an unloaded shotgun at him.

Police say a Pelham resident confronted a man who broke into a locked shed beside the home this morning. The homeowner took away the man's car keys, then called police. When the man began banging on the door demanding his keys, the homeowner used the unloaded gun to hold him at bay until police arrived.

An 18-year-old is charged with burglary.

Nashua, New Hampshire

From the Nashua Telegraph of May 26, 2006

Burglar chased by teen faces robbery charge

A Hudson teen chased two burglars from his family’s home at gunpoint last year, a prosecutor said.

One of the burglars, Joshua Gagnon, 21, of Nashua, has since been charged in connection with the armed robbery of St. Mary’s Bank in Hudson on April 18.

The other, Ralph Carey, 22, of Nashua, pleaded guilty last year to the Hudson break-in and three other burglaries in Nashua.

Gagnon pleaded guilty to the Hudson burglary and had been scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. However, the case was postponed because he wasn’t transported from the Strafford County jail, where he has been held pending federal bank robbery charges, Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance said.

Gagnon and Carey broke into a house on Derry Street in Hudson shortly before 2 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2005, according to court records.

A 16-year-old boy was home, in the basement at the time, and heard them breaking into the house, LaFrance said. The boy went upstairs, and saw two strangers outside, in the rear of the house, apparently trying to force their way inside, the teen told police.

The boy ran up to his mother’s bedroom, took a handgun from her dresser drawer and hid in the bedroom closet, he told police. The boy could hear the burglars rummaging around downstairs, and in time, they came upstairs.

One of the burglars spotted the empty holster on the bed, and remarked that there must be a gun in the house, LaFrance said. Prosecutors believe that Gagnon and Carey, like most burglars, were drug addicts looking for items they could quickly pawn or trade for drugs, LaFrance said.

When the burglars opened the closet door, however, the teen confronted them with the gun, and told them he would shoot if they didn’t back off. The teen then chased the duo from the house, yelling at them, LaFrance said.

“To be truthful, they’re lucky they didn’t get shot,” she said.

Police later tracked Carey and Gagnon down after one of them made phone calls using a cell phone they stole from the house, LaFrance said. The teen identified their photos, she said.

Londonderry, New Hampshire

From the North Andover (MA) Eagle-Tribune of March 30, 2006

Father claims self defense in shooting of son

A father who shot his son in the arm Tuesday night said he acted in self defense to prevent his son from assaulting him and his wife with a metal pipe.

Police told John [] Jr., 30, the son of John [] Sr., that he was under arrest Monday while he was en route to Elliot Hospital in Manchester.

Officials said [] Jr. drove to his parents' home at 21 King Charles Drive on Monday and smashed in their glass storm door with a metal pipe he brought with him. Police believe his actions stemmed from an earlier argument he had with his parents about his pregnant girlfriend.

Court documents reveal [] Jr. threatened to kill his parents multiple times before [] Sr. fired at least two shots at his son with a .38-caliber pistol, injuring the younger man's left arm. Detectives confiscated the gun and the metal pipe as evidence for their investigation.

Police said they initially responded to a call from neighbor Kenneth Tomaswick, who lives directly across the street. Tomaswick told officials he heard tires squealing and three minutes later gun shots at the [] home.

His story coincides with the written statement police received from [] Sr.'s wife, Linda []. She told police she had been chatting online with her son Monday night when she told him she thought his girlfriend's pregnancy was a mistake.

UPDATE: I have removed the family name in the interests of their privacy. The original article is no longer available online.

Manchester, New Hampshire

From the February 6, 2006 WMUR channel 9:

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Two people were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Manchester market in which the store's owner wrestled a gun away from a man who was pointing the weapon at his wife.

Police said that Patrick Shiner, 22, of Deerfield, N.H., pointed a gun at Zohra Lakbiri, who was working as a clerk at the Orange Street Market, during a robbery attempt on Friday.

Police said Lakbiri's husband, Matti Kenzou, was able to sneak up behind Shiner and grab the shotgun, pointing it toward the ceiling. The two wrestled while police were called. Two friends entered the store and helped Kenzou subdue the man.

"I couldn't think, especially when I saw my 4-year-old son yelling, 'Don't kill my daddy. Don't kill my mommy,'" Kenzou said. "That was it, and beside that, I was lucky."

Investigators said that Shiner and his girlfriend, Dorothy Collins, were going to use the money from the robbery to get an apartment.

The two were staying at a Manchester motel. Police said that Collins was supposed to be Shiner's getaway driver, but she fled when she realized that something was going wrong.

Police tracked Collins down to the Manchester Inn and recovered a second shotgun under the bed. Both of the weapons had the serial numbers removed, and police said that Collins told them she was planning on selling them after the robbery.

Manchester, New Hampshire

From Manchester’s TheWMURChannel.com of February 7, 2006

Shooting Death In Manchester Ruled Self-Defense

Man Shot, Killed While Trying To Rob Apartment

The state Attorney General's Office and city police say a Manchester man was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed a Massachusetts man trying to rob him last fall.

Francisco Cruz, 20, of Lawrence, Mass., died on Oct. 16, 2005. Authorities said Tuesday that the shooter, Greg Stroman, had not committed a crime because Cruz and an accomplice entered Stroman's apartment armed with deadly weapons and threatened several people inside.

Cruz had a handgun and Raphael Pamphile had brass knuckles when they entered the apartment that night, police said.

Stroman answered the door, and Cruz first pointed the gun at him, then pointed it at Stroman's uncle and 14-year-old cousin when they tried to leave the room, authorities said.

"While Cruz's attention was diverted, Stroman retrieved his own handgun from another room and shot Cruz," authorities said.

Cruz also fired, hitting Stroman in the hand. Stroman retrieved his gun and a bag of marijuana before fleeing the building without calling police, authorities said. He then got rid of the gun and the drugs and drove to Springfield, Mass., where he was treated at a hospital.

Police responding to a 911 call about a burglary in progress found Cruz dead of a single gunshot wound to his chest.

On the way to the hospital, Stroman called police and told them he had been injured. Eventually, he provided a complete statement that was corroborated by the other witnesses and physical evidence, authorities said.

State law says deadly force in self-defense is justified when someone believes another person is about to use deadly force or hurt someone while committing a crime at his home.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

From Manchester’s TheWMURchannel.com of December 29, 2005

Store Clerk Says He'll Continue To Carry Gun

Clerk Fired From Previous Job After Pulling Gun On Thief

A store clerk fired for bringing a gun to work has a new job at another store.

Bruce Soiett said that he always brings his .45-caliber handgun to work. He used to work at a Cumberland Farms in Greenland, and on Dec. 7, the store was robbed at gunpoint. When the thief ran, Soiett followed him.

"I yelled at him to stop, and he turned with the gun," Soiett said. "I fired two quick shots because I thought he was going to shoot at me."

No one was hit, and the robber was never caught. Soiett lost his job because Cumberland Farms has a no-weapon policy. The owner of the Exit 3 Travel Stop in Portsmouth was happy to hire him.

"We feel more comfortable having people who can stand up for themselves," store owner Bharat Batel said.

Greenland Police Chief Mike Maloney said that while Soiett has every right to pack heat at work, he has some concerns.

"The clerk might get killed over $200," Maloney said. "I find, in my opinion, it's just best to let us do our jobs."

Soiett said that as long as he has a job at a convenience store, his gun will be loaded, just in case.

"If you come in and rob from me, you may get more than your money," he said.

Lisbon, New Hampshire

From Manchester’s TheWMURChannel.com of December 13, 2005

Homeowner Drags Intruder From Son's Room

Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Breaking Into Home

An intruder picked the wrong house to break into in Lisbon on Saturday and ended up being dragged down a flight of stairs and pinned to the floor by the homeowner.

Police said that Wayne Eathorne's truck skidded off the road in Lisbon, but instead of calling 911 for help, he broke into a nearby house. That's where he met up with two retired corrections officers who took matters into their own hands.

Mike Tobin said that he came from a hunting trip with his friend, Paul Aldrich, and heard strange noises from upstairs.

"I thought it was my son fooling around, but as I got closer, I realized it wasn't his voice," Tobin said. "I entered his room, his mattress is off the bed and the room is trashed."

Tobin said that he saw Eathorne on the floor.

"He had his socks, long johns and a sweater on," Tobin said. "That's how I found him -- lying on his back, bellowing."

Tobin said that Eathorne threatened him.

"That's when I pulled my weapon and I said, 'No, you're not doing nothing! You're getting out of my house,'" Tobin said. "He reached for my gun, and I pulled it back, punched him, grabbed his shirt and started running."

Tobin dragged Eathorne halfway down a spiral staircase before Eathorne grabbed onto a railing. Tobin said he went to the door to get Aldrich's help, and Eathorne went back upstairs.

Tobin said that Eathorne went back downstairs after Tobin threatened to shoot, and Aldrich was waiting at the bottom.

"As he came down, (Aldrich) picked him up and threw him," Tobin said. "He landed in the sink area."

Tobin then called police. Nothing was taken from the home, and the only damage was a broken window.

"I'm not a person who wants to hurt anybody, but I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family," Tobin said.

Eathorne was charged with driving while intoxicated, attempted burglary and criminal threatening. He was released on bail and ordered to stay away from Tobin's home.

Merrimack, New Hampshire

From Burlington, Vermont’s WCAX.com of December 10, 2005

Brookline man charged after failed robbery attempt

A Brookline man has been charged after a failed robbery attempt in Merrimack (New Hampshire).

Police say Marc Dixon tried to rob Ladd's Convenience Store on Monday. They say the store clerk picked up the gun Dixon had laid down on the counter and hit him in the face with it.

The store clerk, Dianne Duval, says she reacted without thinking. Police say Dixon dropped the cash register and fled in a silver Oldsmobile. Milford police spotted the vehicle on Thursday and made the arrest.

Dixon has been ordered held on 50 thousand dollars cash bail. He's scheduled to appear in court on December 20th.

Whatever works.

Goffstown, New Hampshire

From Manchester’s Union-Leader of September 18, 2005

Home invaders turn heel when ‘confronted’ inside

Two men broke into a Channel Lane home Friday night but “fled immediately” when “confronted” by the homeowner, police said.

Sgt. Pat Sullivan said no further information was being released yesterday because detectives are still gathering evidence in the case. He would not comment when asked if the homeowner confronted them with a gun and would not name the homeowner.

Neighbors, however, told the Sunday News that police were at the home of Michael Boisvert of 15 Channel Lane and went door-to-door asking people if they saw anything.

In a news release, police said the men “fled immediately upon being confronted by the homeowner.”

No one answered a knock at Boisvert’s home yesterday morning. There is no telephone listing for him.

A surveillance camera is mounted above and to the right of the main entrance of his beige sided home situated along the Piscataquog River.

A “No Trespassing” sign is posted on a white picket fence in front of the residence while a decal, with a drawing of a hand holding a revolver pointed outward at a caller, warns:

NOTICE!
If you are found here
tonight
You will be found here
tomorrow