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ned gunfire. Shots went through the three units of the residence, with other occupants saying if the timing had been a little different there could have been several more casualties. Police were summoned after 6:30 a.m. Monday by a resident in a townhouse triplex in the 1500 block of Windward Drive who reported a home invasion, said Carroll Smith, spokeswoman for the Killeen Police Department. Officers en route were advised shots had been fired inside the apartment, she said. On arrival, police found Hemingway, the apartment owner, dead from gunshot wounds and his alleged attacker, a man as yet unidentified, in critical condition from gunshot wounds. The suspect was flown by air ambulance to Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple where he was listed in critical condition late Monday. After the intruder gained entry to Unit C, gunfire erupted. Bullets traveled through the walls of an upstairs bedroom to the adjoining apartment - Unit B. One shot traversed all three apartments until it fell in the bedroom of 3-year-old Breann Dickerson in apartment Unit A. Kim Holmes in Unit B said she was sleeping downstairs on her living room couch because her daughter, 20, and 3-month-old granddaughter stayed overnight in her bed upstairs. She said she was awakened about 6:30 a.m. by a loud crashing noise from the kitchen area of her neighbor apartment. She said she was told later an intruder had kicked in the rear glass door panel. Then she heard a struggle. t sounded like men wrestling and shouting, she said. hen I heard this loud BANG! was still groggy trying to wake up, she said. hen I heard BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-POW-POW-POW! y daughter started screaming upstairs, Ms. Holmes said. thought something happened to her and my grandbaby. She said her daughter screamed for her to come upstairs - that someone was shooting. said no way, Ms. Holmes said. hen I heard another POW-POW-POW! My daughter screamed there were bullet holes in the bedroom wall. Running up the stairs I saw six bullet holes in the stairwell. In the master bedroom the wall behind the bed where her daughter and granddaughter had been sleeping had a half dozen bullet holes just 24 inches above the bed. he was lying down with the baby, Ms. Holmes said. f she had sat up in bed just minutes before to tend to the baby they would both be dead. One bullet pierced a glass picture frame. Shards of glass covered the bed. Ms. Holmes said her granddaughter was screaming and her face was covered in glass. In all Ms. Holmes said she counted 14 bullet holes in her walls upstairs. One shattered a picture frame next to a front window. Another went through a set of floral curtains. She said rounds could be heard ricocheting through walls when the shootout was at its height. don know what this was about, Ms. Holmes said. y neighbor A.J. was very kind and hospitable. He had a family. He went to work. There was no trouble over there. -By Harper Scott Clark, Temple Daily Telegram Staff Writer Back to Home Security News Home Page GE Home Security

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• Another arrest in home invasion murder case

August 22, 2007 (Louisville, KY) A 26-year-old Louisville man has been arrested and charged in connection with a home invasion and shooting that left 29-year-old Jamar Payne dead. Police spokesman Phil Russell says the arrest of Andrew Cochran was the third in four homicides around the city last weekend. Cochran was charged yesterday with murder, robbery and burglary. A community group is offering a reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of anyone involved in this past weekend's homicides. -The Associated Press Back to Home Security News Home Page GE Home Security

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August 23, 2007 (Springdale, AR) A late night home invasion in Springdale left a couple scared for their lives. They were held at gunpoint while the suspects took cash and medications. The lock on the door wasn't keeping the suspects from coming in, holding the couple at gunpoint, and taking their belongings. Springdale Police Sgt. Shane Pegram said, "On Tuesday evening, August 21st at about 10pm Springdale officers responded to 908 Mockingbird in reference to a report of an aggravated robbery that occurred." Two hours earlier, the alleged suspects forced their way into a Springdale couple's home on Mockingbird Lane. "..and had, at gunpoint demanded medications, drugs, money, and a few other miscellaneous items. At one point one of the suspects took the male victim into another part of the house at which time he handed over some medications and some other things that the suspect asked for." said Sgt. Pegram. That's when the suspects left, leaving the victims shocked and frightened. "The suspects are described as late teens, early 20s, white males. They had scarves around their mouths to cover some of their face and they were also armed. They're described as approximately 5'10 tall, 150-160." said Pegram. Investigators say home invasions are rare in the area. "Home invasions are actually quite rare, especially in a community like this and we'd like to keep it that way." said Pegram. The event lasted for only minutes after the door was bust open, but it left a lasting impact on the victims-they've already decided to move from their home. If you have any information on this home invasion call the Springdale Police Department. -By Tara Campbell, KFSM 5 News, Ft. Smith-Fayetteville Back to Home Security News Home Page GE Home Security

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Lancaster city police were dispatched at 9:25 p.m. Thursday for a report of a home invasion. Arriving at 546 Lafayette St., officers found an unresponsive Leuthold inside, along with a female occupant, police reported. Leuthold, 50, was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where he died. The cause of his death remained unknown Friday. Police had not confirmed Leuthold as the victim as of Friday night, pending notification of family. However, Lancaster County Coroner Dr. G. Gary Kirchner confirmed Leuthold as the victim Friday afternoon. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, Kirchner said. Cynthia Cordero, who lives a few doors from Leuthold's cream-colored brick house, said she was at home Thursday night when she heard a speeding car go up the street and hit the curb. She said she looked out the window and didn't see anyone. A few minutes later, Cordero looked again and saw numerous police entering Leuthold's house. An ambulance crew carried Leuthold out of the house on a stretcher and performed CPR on him, pumping his chest "for quite a while, " Cordero said, but she didn't see if he was injured or bleeding. Police announced they are attempting to locate several potential suspects who were known to Leuthold and the other occupant of the house. "This incident was not random but was a targeted incident, " police said in a news release. One suspect, a white male, was arrested Friday morning after he led several local police departments on a pursuit on Route 462 from Lancaster to Columbia, investigators reported. Detectives spotted a vehicle matching the description of a stolen 2003 Saturn involved in the alleged robbery, police said, leading to the chase. "Stop Sticks" were deployed and flattened the front tires of the car, police said, but the driver continued into Columbia, where the vehicle struck a utility pole. The suspect was taken into custody and treated for minor injuries and is being held at the Lancaster police station. Police had not released his identity as of Friday night. Lancaster Police Crime Scene Unit was still at Lafayette Street Friday evening, removing evidence in brown paper bags. Dogs barked and children played on the sidewalks as neighbors looked out from second-story windows and congregated on front porches to talk about the crime. "It's usually pretty calm around here, " one neighbor said. "This is the first incident like this to happen in a long time." Cordero, who has lived on Lafayette Street with her five children for 3F years, said the main safety concern on the block has been speeding traffic. She said she has not felt unsafe in the past. Cordero described Leuthold as a quiet person who kept to himself. She said he never got into arguments with his neighbors. She said there was a new sense of fear in the neighborhood. "It has woken us up. Are we going to have safety in our own home when somebody just broke into a man's house and did whatever they did to him " Leuthold's acquaintances also were shocked at the news of his death. The owner of MicroLink Systems of Lancaster, Frank Yohe, who employed Lauthold, said he talked to the man at 6 p.m. Thursday and everything seemed fine. Leuthold worked for Yohe for nearly 10 years as an independent contractor who did computer maintenance and repairs. Leuthold lived a private life, Yohe said, and he didn't know much about his personal life. He was originally from Los Angeles and was in the Army for a time, Yohe said. He had a mother who died last year in California and has a daughter who lives in the Lancaster area, Yohe said. Leuthold would do computer work for free for people who could not afford to pay, Yohe said. Leuthold kept a number of pet ferrets, which were taken to Humane League of Lancaster County Friday night. Leuthold was known to carry his pet ferrets around the city and wrote about the animals on Web sites. Leuthold pleaded guilty in January 2000 to one felony count of statutory sexual assault and corruption of a minor. He was sent to prison and paroled six months later, in June 2000. Yohe said he was willing to hire Leuthold after he got out of prison. "Todd went through counseling, and everything seemed to be fine, " Yohe said. "I always thought he was a nice guy who tried to help people." -By Michael Yoder, Staff, Intelligencer Journal Back to Home Security News Home Page Espinoza was arrested shortly after 4:45 a.m. Sunday, after being rescued from the chimney following a nearly four-hour effort by firefighters. He allegedly told police he was doing construction on the house. One of the home's residents, Danny Ramos, told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune hat he heard noises coming from the chimney and heard the man saying, "Help me, help me." -KNBC 4 News, Los Angeles Back to Home Security News Home Page August 31, 2007 (Manatee, FL) After a failed kidnapping and home invasion early this morning, a frustrated gunman fired six shots into a condominium in the 5300 block of 26th Street West, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Two males in dark clothing grabbed a woman as she attempted to walk up the stairs of the building. When the resident of the condominium heard her scream shortly after midnight, he looked outside and saw one of the men running up the stairs toward him. He slammed and locked the door. When the woman who was being abducted and her captor fell to the ground, she was able to escape, according to a sheriff's report. The two males then fled on foot. About two hours later, someone fired six rounds into the building and then fled in a newer model red Cavalier. The two incidents are related, investigators said. No one was injured. -Bradenton Herald staff Report Back to Home Security News Home Page September 04, 2007 (Philadelphia, PA) A 71-year-old man was charged with murder after the death of a police officer he shot more than four decades ago, a crime for which he has already served a prison term. William Barnes, 71, was charged two weeks after former Officer Walter T. Barclay died from an infection at the age of 64. The Bucks County Medical Examiner's Officer ruled the death a homicide, saying it stemmed from the gunshot wound Barclay suffered in 1966. Barclay, a rookie officer, was shot Nov. 27, 1966, while trying to stop the burglary of a beauty shop in the city's East Oak Lane section. Barclay, who was left a paraplegic, died Aug. 19. Barnes, who served a 10- to 20-year attempted murder sentence, has been living in a halfway house and working at a supermarket. Several people who have known Barnes in recent years said he has been trying to atone by talking publicly about his regrets about his actions and the lives he ruined. But Rosalyn Harrison, Barclay's sister, has said Barnes should serve time for murder. She said her brother had problems for decades stemming from the shooting, including pneumonia, bedsores and recurrent infections. Barclay, however, never expressed bitterness about his fate and only mentioned his shooter once in all those years, she said. Homicide detectives said Barnes is in custody. -The Associated Press Back to Home Security News Home Page GE Home Security

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September 05, 2007 (Chelmsford, MA) Police are investigating whether a trucker arrested in Chelmsford in July is tied to two violent attacks in Pennsylvania - the fourth state where police have probed his possible links to unsolved crimes. Adam Leroy Lane, 42, of Jonesville, N.C., is being investigated in Pennsylvania in connection with the fatal stabbing of Darlene Ewalt, 42, on July 13 in her West Hanover Township house, according to Karl Schmidhamer, a Pennsylvania State Police spokesman. Police in Conewago Township said they were looking into whether Lane is linked to the July 17 slashing of a woman who survived. Lane was arrested July 30 after he allegedly broke into a 15-year-old girl's room in Chelmsford in the middle of the night and tried to rape her. The girl's father heard her scream and held the masked and gloved Lane in a headlock until police arrived, authorities said. Lane was carrying knives, a belt with Chinese throwing stars and choke wire during the attack, said Corey Welford, a spokesman for the Middlesex district attorney. Police also allegedly found in the cab of his truck a copy of the movie, "Hunting Humans, " which is about a serial killer, Welford said. Lane was being held without bail in Massachusetts pending arraignment. It was scheduled for Thursday, but has been postponed and no new date has been determined, Welford said yesterday. Lane is also charged in New Jersey in the fatal stabbing of Monica Massaro, who was found dead July 30. Police noticed similarities between the stabbing and the Chelmsford home invasion. New Jeresy police said they also confirmed Lane was in the area of Massaro's apartment around the time she was killed. Last week, police in Jonesville, N.C., said they would question Lane in the death of police Sergeant Gregory Keith Martin, who was killed after pulling over a stolen pickup truck in 1996. Police said there were similarities between Lane and a composite drawing of a suspect in that case. The investigation into Lane and any links to crimes along his trucking route is continuing, Welford said yesterday. "We are working with other states and federal authorities to connect the dots along Adam Leroy Lane's trucking route to determine whether he may be responsible for other violent crimes, " he said.

• Home invasion may be linked to murder-for-hire plot

September 06, 2007 (Salt Lake City, UT) An apparent home invasion robbery in Salt Lake City last month could have actually been part of a murder-for-hire plot. On Tuesday, Salt Lake City police arrested Ashley Arellano-Lopez, 23, for investigation of attempted aggravated murder. Arellano arranged a contract to murder her husband, according to jail records. On Aug. 29, police were investigating an apparent home invasion near 1600 North and 1900 West. A woman called 911 about 1:45 a.m. and whispered to the dispatcher that someone was in her home and shots were fired. The woman's husband later told police he was in his basement when he heard a crash from upstairs. When he went to investigate he found several people in his living room and ran out the backdoor as shots were fired. The Deseret Morning News has learned the female caller was Arellano. The jail report said an attempt was made to take her husband's life on Aug. 29 at his house. Benito Israel Chacon, 22, also was arrested this week and booked for investigation of attempted aggravated murder. Jail documents say he tried to murder someone. Both suspects were being held Thursday in the Salt Lake County Jail on $500, 000 bail.

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• Resident kills burglary suspect

September 07, 2007 (Greenville, SC) A 70-year-old man shot and killed a burglary suspect inside his home before he was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital with several cuts, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. William Willis and his wife, Judith, were asleep in their home near Donaldson Center late Tuesday when she heard a noise from another room, according to an incident report. Willis got his gun and went to investigate, said Master Deputy Michael Hildebrand. He was cut several times, most seriously on his arm, during a confrontation, he said. The suspect was shot several times, Hildebrand said. Willis was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in good condition Wednesday, said hospital spokeswoman Sandy Dees. Emzie Lee Smith, 54, was found dead inside 9 Lake Shore Drive with a knife near his body, said Greenville County deputy coroner Scott Ramsey. Deputies found a .22 caliber pistol in a kitchen sink, according to the report. Ramsey identified Smith as a transient who had no known last address. He was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m., Ramsey said. Judith Willis told a deputy that when she went into the dining room, she saw her husband leaning over a sink with blood all over his arm, according to the incident report. She tried calling 911 but kept getting an operator, the report states. Judith Willis then called a neighbor and asked him to call 911, according to the report. Hildebrand said that he didn't know of any problem with the 911 system and that investigators were going to review recordings of calls from the incident. Judith Willis later told a sergeant that she was so upset that she couldn't be sure what number she dialed, Hildebrand said. When deputies arrived, they found a man lying on his back in the living room with what appeared to be multiple gunshots to the chest, the report states. The suspect had on gray wool gloves, the report states. Deputies found an open window and a screen on the ground next to the porch, according to the report. The case will be handed over to the 13th Circuit Solicitor's Office but charges aren't expected, Hildebrand said. -By Paul Alongi, Staff Writer, The Greenville News Back to Home Security News Home Page GE Home Security Proect America protects your sensitive information Protect America carries the same dedication to home security over to our online interactions. View the certification programs we are proud to be a part of, below. HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime. Click to Verify - This site has chosen a VeriSign SSL Certificate to improve Web site security September 10, 2007 (Fort Worth, TX) Police are searching for two men who killed a 43-year-old man and injured two other people in an early Sunday invasion of an east Fort Worth home. The two masked men, one carrying a handgun and the other a long-barreled gun, kicked in the front door at 4:20 a.m., police said. One gunman shot the 43-year-old man in the chest near the front entry of the home, in the 2500 block of Tierney Road. The shooting victim died at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital. The other suspect assaulted a 26-year-old man, who was treated for a head laceration, and a 26-year-old woman, who was treated for injuries at the scene. Police had not released any of the victims' names Sunday evening and were searching for a motive and the invaders, who fled the residence. -By Matt Frazier, Staff Writer, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram Back to Home Security News Home Page September 11, 2007 (Hobart, IN) Thieves cleaned out the rented home of a family forced to move by a sewer problem, stealing everything from plasma televisions to the urns and ashes of two relatives. Livingston St. James found the doors to her home locked and nearly everything missing when she returned Sunday to check on it. St. James had lived there with her daughter, Arnetta Abdulla, and Abdulla's six children. "I unlocked the door and opened it, and everything was gone, " she said. "They took the whole house. They took (the ashes of) my mother and my brother. They must have liked the gold urns." Two plasma television sets, a refrigerator, beds, dressers, a couch, the washer and dryer, a computer, compact discs and DVDs also were missing. Someone took picture frames but removed the family pictures first and left those behind along with some clothing and an ironing board. The thief then locked the doors to the home in the city just south of Gary. The family had no renters' insurance. "You take everything Including picture frames and urns " Abdulla said. "It just hurts. There's no way to recover, unless (the police) recover everything." Hobart police Detective Jeff White said witnesses saw a man back up a red pickup truck to the house Thursday and begin to load it. Neighbors assumed Abdulla's family was moving out. White said investigators would try to locate the man, who might have been doing maintenance work in the home. -The Associated Press Back to Home Security News Home Page GE Home Security

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Both Luchetti and Amesquita were taken to University of New Mexico Hospital, where they were listed Tuesday in satisfactory condition, according to hospital officials. The home invasion, which took place about 11:20 p.m. Sunday, was an apparent random act, Walsh said. "It was fairly simplistic, " he said. "Two assailants were in the neighborhood and apparently took an opportunity." Walsh said the residential neighborhood in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights is a normally quiet, upscale area. The assailants are described as two male Hispanics roughly between the ages of 15 and 18. Both were wearing black clothing and bandanas, and were about 5-foot, 7-inches tall, Walsh said. It appeared the culprits came through the open garage and entered the home through a connecting door leading into the kitchen, he said. Walsh said Amesquita was shot twice and Luchetti received one gunshot wound to the abdomen. Maria Luchetti was not injured, Walsh said. Amesquita was talking to a friend on her cell phone at the time of the assault, and her friend was able to alert police. The intruders assaulted Luchetti and, when Amesquita began to fight back, they began to fire. Amesquita was hit once in the arm and once by a bullet that grazed her finger and head, according to police. The motive for the invasion remains unclear, but the assailants did make off with two cell phones and Amesquita's identification, Walsh said. The Luchettis were reportedly planning to return to Las Cruces Monday. Calls to their Las Cruces phone number were not answered Tuesday afternoon. Albuquerque police currently have no leads in the crime. -By Jason Gibbs, Las Cruces Sun-News Back to Home Security News Home Page The mother, 47-year-old Kelly Hurley, and her 9-year-old son were bound during the robbery, the charges say. Also charged with first-degree burglary and kidnapping was Jonathan G. Phipps, 19, of Center City, whom Schiller told police had dealt most directly with the boy during the invasion. Schilling had learned about the family from a third man, who had played hockey at Marshall High School last year with an older son in the Hurley family and had spent time at their home. That third man had driven Schilling to other home invasions and had told Schilling that the family kept money in a safe in their home, the complaint says. On Wednesday night, Kelly Hurley said the gunmen threatened to shoot her 9-year-old if she did not turn over $15, 000 in cash. Hurley said she could not comment further on the case. Court papers, including an application for a warrant to search Schiller's apartment in the 2300 block of Marshall Avenue in St. Paul, say that while the victims monebaggasse