Wall of Heroes
They led average lives, They encountered crooks, thieves and ne’er-do-wells, and They kicked some royal ass. They are the Heroes of Canterbury Blues.
When three armed robbers tied up his wife and began to bind his own hands, owner Ramon Castillo took his 9mm Baretta and shot the first crook, and in the following firefight used his sawed-off shotgun to terminate the other two, suffering six bullet wounds but saving both his life and that of his wife as well as defending his business.
A revolver-wielding man who demanded money from women inside a salon was confronted by off-duty officer Jones who fired her weapon at him, striking him as he fled. No one else was harmed.
In Chicago, for months two kids had been tormenting the elderly women, throwing bricks at Matthews’ home and at her, striking her at least once. The 68-year-old fired a gun at them and one of the rounds hit one of the youths, who fully recovered. The boys were put on probation.
A woman and her boyfriend taught an armed burglar a hard-hitting lesson when he attempted to rob their Koreatown apartment, breaking a golf club in half over the perp’s head and giving him a beating he’ll never forget (if he eventually recovers his power of memory).
After a large group of gang members outside his Uniondale residence threatened him and his family, Grier grabbed his AK-47 and fired four warning shots into the grass, knowingly setting off shot-detection technology that quickly brought police to the scene.
At a two-day summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations, after complaining to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez about a trade embargo, Uribe was accused by Chavez of plotting his assassination. An angry Uribe then shouted: ‘Be a man! These issues are meant to be discussed in these venues. You’re brave speaking at a distance, but a coward when it comes to talking face to face.’
Bicyclists caught two suspected thieves, teenage boys who attended a local Catholic high school. “According to police, the messengers stripped down the teens to their boxer shorts before taking their cellphones, backpacks and clothes.”
After seizing marijuana plants, Sheriff’s Department detectives left behind a ransom note. Twenty minutes later, the grower called to negotiate and was later arrested after meeting police for the buyback (and handing over $200).
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