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More from Other NewsA Newbury Park homeowner foiled a burglar's plans early Monday morning when he greeted him with a gun, authorities said.
The confrontation occurred about 1 a.m. when the burglar stole a garage door opener from a car on the 200 block of Deerwalk Place and used it to get into a home's garage, said Capt. Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.
When the burglar walked into the carport, the homeowner was waiting for him with a firearm, Bonfiglio said.
The homeowner chased the burglar down the street and called police after the suspect escaped by climbing over a fence.
After searching the area, Sheriff's Deputies arrested Enrique Guzman Juarez, 20, of Newbury Park, Bonfiglio said.
Juarez was booked into Ventura County Jail, where he was being held this morning in lieu of $70,000 bail.
He is facing charges of vehicle burglary and residential burglary in connection with today's incident, as well as a previous charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Posted by vae4usc on July 9, 2007 at 8:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He should have fired a warning shot in his leg.
Posted by sokol_kiev on July 9, 2007 at 8:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hurrah to this brave homeowner for defending his home and property! So wonderful to read the burglar was caught and arrested!!
Anti-gun supporters love to shout out the number of homeowners or their family members who are accidentally killed at the hands of their own guns. Yet I find it curious that these same anti-gun supporters choose to omit the number of homeowners whose lives were saved because they owned a gun and were able to use it to protect their and their family member's lives from an intruder.
Posted by Equitable_Enforcer on July 9, 2007 at 8:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Good going for the homeowner. As to the scumbag burglar, I hope he gets the chance to be somebody's girlfriend.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on July 9, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I have always feared this happening. Leaving your car parked outside with a garage door opener in it and then someone stealing it.......which I think is more then likely what happened here. Unless my car is in the garage the door opener goes with me!
I am just assumming that this homeowner knew the opener was stolen and was just waiting for it to be used. He was ready !!! Good thing too ! I would have also gave him a warning shot in the leg !!!!
Posted by karen.sheets on July 9, 2007 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
HA! HA!
Posted by sbrandenburg on July 9, 2007 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That is so rad... I am so happy to hear that some idiot got a gun pointed in his face for trying to take someone's hard-earned stuff. If this happened every time, burglaries and home invasion robberies would be scarce (unless the suspects were suicidal morons). Wish you could get away with blowing their stupid asses away... Who needs 'em anyway? There's my rant for the day...
Posted by dse_kpa on July 9, 2007 at 10:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That's cool, I wish there were more stories like this one.
Posted by imbetnonit on July 9, 2007 at 11:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
como se dice "burglar beware" en espanol?
Posted by res1q7et on July 9, 2007 at 11:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Beautiful! Kudos to the homeowner!!!
Posted by Equitable_Enforcer on July 9, 2007 at 2:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Here is some detail on the charges. This guy looks like a good candidate for expulsion from our county.
Code:PC Sec:459
Level:Misdemeanor
Burglary - Vehicle
Code:PC Sec:459
Level:Felony
First Degree Residential Burglary
Superior Court Case Inquiry
2006029194 WR Jul 11 2007 1:30PM
Room:14
$5,000.00 Offense Charge Disposition
Code:HS Sec:11550(a)
Level:Misdemeanor
Under Influence of a Controlled Substance
Code:HS Sec:11364
Level:Misdemeanor
Poss Contrld Sub Paraphernalia
Posted by thogek on July 9, 2007 at 5:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is a good example of the reasoning behind (and for continuing strong support for) the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.
Posted by NothingButTheTruth on July 10, 2007 at 7:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Here's some food for thought: Unless we expect that this clown was going to "walk" away with loot after burgling... I'm wondering where the "get-away" car & driver were stashed? Sadly, or rather fortunately, the homeowner didn't shoot Enrique Guzman Juarez. If he had, some lawyer would have contact Juarez in jail about suing the homeowner... and some readers would accuse the homeowner of being "trigger happy."
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