Kansas Liquor Store Clerk Holds Shoplifter at Gunpoint: "A store clerk is earning praise from some in the community for holding a would-be shoplifter at gunpoint until police arrived. CJ said she became suspicious when two men in their 20's came into the store shortly before 7p.m. Tuesday, and headed straight for a corner of the store and talked about not having much money. "They realized I was watching them the entire time they were in here," said CJ, who did not want to give her last name. "They went and picked up a half gallon of Kentucky Deluxe." CJ said the two brought the bottle up to the counter and she rang it up. One of the men took off his shoe, looking for money. "His buddy was standing by him and grabbed the bottle and bolted out the door," CJ said. CJ said she had another customer in line lock the door. She grabbed the phone and her gun and called police. CJ said the man seemed surprised when she held him at gunpoint. "He looked dumbfounded. I don't think he realized I would be carrying a gun." CJ said the two men had a vehicle on the west side of the store, which is where the first ran after taking the bottle. She said the man she held inside the store was cooperative with police. "One got away; I wasn't gonna let the other get away. He went to jail instead."


Teen shot while stealing McCain signs: "A teenager was shot when he tried to steal a man's John McCain yard sign. Kyree Flowers, 17, was wounded in the arm when Ohio resident Kenneth Rowles, 50, defended his property with a .22-caliber rifle Saturday, the Associated Press reported. Warren Township police Lt. Don Bishop said the man only intended to fire warning shots, not hurt two teenagers who were attempting to steal his yard sign. But he managed to hit their van, and Flowers was taken to a local hospital to treat his arm wound. Now Rowles has pleaded guilty to felonious assault, and his hearing is scheduled for Election Day. The boys admitted to stealing yard signs supporting the Republican candidate on numerous occasions, but no charges have been filed against them."


Israel: Alleged burglar shot, killed by homeowner: "The Ramle Magistrates Court has released a man who shot and killed an intruder prior to his breaking into the man's home early Tuesday morning. According to reports, the homeowner had shot at a group of men outside his home and hit one of them, who died a few hours later in the hospital. The incident began around 4:00 A.M. when a resident of a Shfela area community was awoken by voices near his home. When he stepped out of the house to investigate, he found a group of men who the police suspect were attempting to break into his home. The man said he feared for his life and that of his family, and shot at the suspected burglars with his pistol. One intruder was wounded and the rest fled. Within minutes, police arrived along with a Magen David Adom ambulance, which evacuated the wounded man to Assaf Harofe Hospital where he died from his wounds. He was a 24-year-old West Bank resident with no valid permit to be in Israel and a criminal record. The homeowner was brought to the Lod police station where he told investigators he acted in self defense. He was later released after posting a NIS 20,000 bond and ordered not to leave the country for 60 days."


S. Illinois officer shoots deer in self defense: "Herrin Police Officer Brad Smith thought he was responding to a rather mild incident Friday afternoon - a wounded deer. As it turns out, he's lucky he had a gun nearby. The deer, a 9-point buck, was trapped inside a fenced-in area just north of the guard shack at the former Maytag plant on the east end of town. As Smith approached, the deer charged, forcing him to shoot and kill the animal to protect both himself and others nearby. "I think it got scared and came running right at me. I really had no choice," Smith said. "It probably wasn't going to live anyway. I could see it had two broken lower jaws."