So my driveway alert system goes off once, twice, three times. I look outside and the Sheriffs SUV's are storming the place. I see a highway patrol SUV going by on the county road. They park and get out and start heading towards the back of my property on foot. I come outside and yell "Is something going on?" They yell back at me "Get back in the house and lock the doors!" It's 103F outside and they go running off in the 5 acres I haven't mowed yet. 5' tall johnson grass all grown up. I put the kids and wife in the back and grab one of my pistols (Colt King Cobra) double action. I'm peeking out windows on the side of my home that the Deputies are searching (100+ yards away). I never saw anyone else, but one of the deputies comes up after about 10 minutes and said they had caught a male suspect. Yesterday, there was a Sheriffs vehicle just past my driveway parked on the other side of the road for a while, as if maybe they were on the lookout.
I will have to wait until Wednesday to see what the local paper has to say...
It's been a while since we've had this type of excitement. My 8 year old boy was scared. I calmed him down and explained to him it's ok to be nervous. I can't wait until I can teach him about firearms.