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2007-10-15 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Business owner shoots, kills 2nd burglar in a month

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Posted by Dar 2007-10-15 12:13|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Laureles - pronounced Lawless?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-10-15 14:38|| 2007-10-15 14:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Great inline, Dar! Sounds like Mr. Walton certainly knows how to manage his store's security.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 14:46|| 2007-10-15 14:46|| Front Page Top

#3 No, laurels; as in wreath.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-15 14:47|| 2007-10-15 14:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Go for the hat trick.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-10-15 15:31|| 2007-10-15 15:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Texas Allied Welding Supply

Old Jim Walton "laid a bead" on em. Well somebody had to say it.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-15 15:54|| 2007-10-15 15:54|| Front Page Top

#6 The second suspect was also shot, but was not seriously injured.

The corpse of ex-suspect #1 hitting the ground like a bag of wet cement distracted him, probably.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-10-15 16:26|| 2007-10-15 16:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Mr. Walton may be a Leadder and the recipients Leaddees.

Posted by zazz 2007-10-15 17:01|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-10-15 17:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Perhaps he should put a copy of the news articles in the windows most likely to be broken into. Or a chalk outline just beneath the window for those tht can't read.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-10-15 18:15|| 2007-10-15 18:15|| Front Page Top

#9 I remember some inner city liquor store owner did that. When the police removed the body of the last robber, he took some masking tape and made the chalk outline permanent with white paint.

After then, he said about once a month, some creep enters the store, takes one look at the floor, then marches out again without a word.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-15 19:46|| 2007-10-15 19:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Bang! Bang! Bang! Freeze or I'll shoot!

Posted by danking70 2007-10-15 21:37|| 2007-10-15 21:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Perhaps he should put a copy of the news articles in the windows most likely to be broken into. Or a chalk outline just beneath the window for those tht can't read.

I'ma likin' the way you thimk, rjschwarz!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 22:09|| 2007-10-15 22:09|| Front Page Top

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