Armed home owner helps police capture alleged car thief

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

Lafayette Police officers arrested an alleged armed car thief after they say a homeowner helped capture the man.

The suspect, Joseph Noel, 25, of Lafayette, was arrested and faces charges of resisting an officer, flight from an officer, carjacking, obstruction of justice, possession of a firearm by a felon and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. The happened Monday around 8:34 p.m. when Noel, wearing a Halloween mask, allegedly approached a victim in the 100 block of Fairway Street and took possession of his vehicle at gunpoint.

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The officer lost sight of the suspect, but received information that a black male armed with a gun had forced open the door at a residence in the 200 block of Strasburg. The home owner observed Noel inside of the residence and immediately armed himself. While the suspect attempted to remove clothing, the home owner was able to hold the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090127/NEWS01/90127038


I'm utterly amazed that this man didn't shoot the police officers when they entered his house or that he wasn't shot by them. At least that's what's always predicted will happen if police and armed citizens are involved with a criminal at the same time.

David

[jody]

1. "possession of a firearm by a felon"? Who would have thought criminals would disobey laws

prohibiting felons from possessing firearms.

Only members of the beetle battalion, variety gun-grabber, rolling their gun-ban balls.