AZ Home Invasion Stopped By Gamers

Marp2 · ‎01-31-2012

TEMPE, Ariz. — Quick-acting online gamers from across the country and overseas helped Tempe, Ariz., police stop a home invasion before anyone got hurt Monday morning, Tempe police said.

Online gamers playing Defense of the Ancients 2 alerted a Chandler, Ariz., man who then called police about the robbery after the gamers witnessed two armed men break into a woman's apartment while she played an online game at about 5:10 a.m. Mountain Time on Monday, said Lt. Mike Pooley, a Tempe police spokesman.

Police were able to arrest one man, 27-year-old Edgardo Martinez, who was still in the apartment when they arrived. Police said Martinez attempted to flee but was caught.

A gamer in Europe first contacted a friend in the Tempe area who called police, Pooley said. Pooley said that because the players talked frequently online, other gamers were able to easily locate the victim.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/online-gamers-witness-arizona-break-in/10...

Topaz Gem · ‎03-10-2010

I heard that last night. Wasn't that the coolest thing?

"Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." ~Henry James

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

Good story!

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

Scary stuff but this had a great outcome. Lots of that kind of stuff going on. People are just brazen about their crimes.

Never Forget the Native American Indian Holocaust

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

My favorite page in the NRA magazine is ""The Armed Citizen."" It's all newspaper articles about people who defended themselves against people would intended harm to them and others.

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tansy · ‎01-02-2011

On 6/10/2014 esmerelda said:
My favorite page in the NRA magazine is ""The Armed Citizen."" It's all newspaper articles about people who defended themselves against people would intended harm to them and others.

Sure didn't work well in the recent killings:/

MurphiesLaw · ‎05-22-2014

On 6/10/2014 tansy said:
On 6/10/2014 esmerelda said:
My favorite page in the NRA magazine is "The Armed Citizen." It's all newspaper articles about people who defended themselves against people would intended harm to them and others.

Sure didn't work well in the recent killings:/

Sadly, it did not. A gun will not give one super powers. ${#emotions_dlg.sad}$

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

On 6/10/2014 tansy said:
On 6/10/2014 esmerelda said:
My favorite page in the NRA magazine is ""The Armed Citizen."" It's all newspaper articles about people who defended themselves against people would intended harm to them and others.

Sure didn't work well in the recent killings:/

Because the ones being killed didn't have guns with which to defend themselves. Or they were ambushed.

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Keepin' it real.

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

On 6/10/2014 MurphiesLaw said:
On 6/10/2014 tansy said:
On 6/10/2014 esmerelda said:
My favorite page in the NRA magazine is "The Armed Citizen." It's all newspaper articles about people who defended themselves against people would intended harm to them and others.

Sure didn't work well in the recent killings:/

Sadly, it did not. A gun will not give one super powers. ${#emotions_dlg.sad}$

No. It will give one a chance.

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Keepin' it real.

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

On 6/10/2014 esmerelda said:
On 6/10/2014 tansy said:
On 6/10/2014 esmerelda said:
My favorite page in the NRA magazine is ""The Armed Citizen."" It's all newspaper articles about people who defended themselves against people would intended harm to them and others.

Sure didn't work well in the recent killings:/

Because the ones being killed didn't have guns with which to defend themselves. Or they were ambushed.

Have you read about the incident? The third victim had a gun but he didn't realize the wife was armed so...bang...good Samaritan was dead.