XD45ZX10R
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Hey guys. I just created this account to post this as my other user name is my real name and I don't want it seen.
Well it was about 9pm and I'm just tidying up in my bedroom a bit. My roommate leaves the house and immediately comes back and says, "Hurry, come quick!". I grab my XD .45 and my Fenix TK40 flashlight and follow him. My house faces North and I park in an empty lot that is on the East side of my house. My lot is separated from this lot by my backyard fence and shrubs with enough of a gap for a man to walk through. It's not too far and we're there in a few seconds and I see a guy attempting to siphon my gasoline and his buddy just standing around. I lit both of them up right away and shout "What the f*** are you doing?!".
At this point I was too close for comfort and created some distance between us. The buddy looked like he wanted to bolt, but he didn't. There were words exchanged that I can't really recall and aren't that important anyways. We got their plates and then I told them to GTFO of here before I call the cops. Their vehicle wouldn't start and the guy doing the siphoning asks to buy some gas from me! I very impolitely said no. Next, I made them push their truck out of that area and they stopped pushing it about 1.5 blocks from my house and parked it in front of another house. Then they both took off running.
I informed the people that lived in the house they parked in front of what had happened and then took pictures of their vehicle, the plates, and the location in was is. I didn't dial 911, but did the whole crime check thing and gave them as much as I could.
What's a fella supposed to do in these types of situations? I decided to play it way safe and not try to make them stick around for LE to show up. I just kept thinking how someone has to be committing a felony in WA to make a citizens arrest. I also never felt threatened enough to point my weapon at either of them. Also the lot I park on isn't my property so I felt even less unsure about detainment due to that fact.
Thanks for reading and any input guys and gals!
Well it was about 9pm and I'm just tidying up in my bedroom a bit. My roommate leaves the house and immediately comes back and says, "Hurry, come quick!". I grab my XD .45 and my Fenix TK40 flashlight and follow him. My house faces North and I park in an empty lot that is on the East side of my house. My lot is separated from this lot by my backyard fence and shrubs with enough of a gap for a man to walk through. It's not too far and we're there in a few seconds and I see a guy attempting to siphon my gasoline and his buddy just standing around. I lit both of them up right away and shout "What the f*** are you doing?!".
At this point I was too close for comfort and created some distance between us. The buddy looked like he wanted to bolt, but he didn't. There were words exchanged that I can't really recall and aren't that important anyways. We got their plates and then I told them to GTFO of here before I call the cops. Their vehicle wouldn't start and the guy doing the siphoning asks to buy some gas from me! I very impolitely said no. Next, I made them push their truck out of that area and they stopped pushing it about 1.5 blocks from my house and parked it in front of another house. Then they both took off running.
I informed the people that lived in the house they parked in front of what had happened and then took pictures of their vehicle, the plates, and the location in was is. I didn't dial 911, but did the whole crime check thing and gave them as much as I could.
What's a fella supposed to do in these types of situations? I decided to play it way safe and not try to make them stick around for LE to show up. I just kept thinking how someone has to be committing a felony in WA to make a citizens arrest. I also never felt threatened enough to point my weapon at either of them. Also the lot I park on isn't my property so I felt even less unsure about detainment due to that fact.
Thanks for reading and any input guys and gals!
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