Awful Home Invasion
 

Not that any home invasion isn't awful, but the one that happened today is sickening.

Having this information since this afternoon, I hesitated to post it hoping it would come out from another source, but people need to be aware of what happened!

Village of Labelle. Knock on door, woman opened door, intruder pushed his way into home. Resident's dog was barking, so intruder took dog to garage and beat it to death.

Be alert! Be aware!

Is the woman OK?

Did they catch the scum?

Where did you hear/see this?

Invasion
 

What time of day did this happen? Do we know if the intruder was known to the resident? This is horrible, I certainly hope the woman is safe.

Around what time? Any description of the vehicle?

Where is the village of labelle?

South of 466a, off Morse and near the new Belle Glade country club.

Can anyone confirm this or have any additional details???

Source???

We're a community of HAVES, surrounded by communities of HAVE NOTS-we represent old rich people who are easy pickings. Furthermore; my massage therapist has informed me that Fruitland Park & Wildwood are home to the 2 biggest drug gangs in the state of Fl-- and to those who think they don't have to carry a firearm, maybe its time to rethink about learning how to shoot and get a concealed carry permit

If you dispute the facts about Fruitland Park & Wildwood--approach a police officer , they'll tell you the truth (off the record)

Also, don't forget the 2 Fruitland Park PO's caught being members of the local KKK last year.

Back in 2006 a young man became the youngest person on Fl's death row. He shot a Villages woman to death. The newspaper article referred to the Villages as a wealthy community. We have been targeted in the past and will continue to be targeted.

Daughter of Villager brought the 18 year old into the home. It was about drugs.

Woman dies, husband injured after shootings in The Villages - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel

Yep, and those are just the ones that were caught.


I'm still wondering about the legitimacy of the story and where the OP got their information? :confused:

It seems strange to post something like that, only mention what supposedly happened to a dog and nothing about the homeowner.

The print paper has a small blurb. Used the term "burglary/battery".

From The Daily Sun, Today, Friday August 12,2016

"Incident Sends Detectives to Harlow Villas

The Villages

Harlow Villas in the Village of Labelle was closed of to residents for a while Thursday while the Sumter County Sheriff's Office investigated a suspicious incident.

The report came in at 1:14 p.m., and the event was described as a burglary/battery. Sumter Sheriff's Capt. Chris Haworth said, but details were still under investigation Thursday evening.

Leah Schwarting
Daily Sun."

Quite a difference in description--we're grown ups -heaven forbid the Daily Sun would print anything that could tarnish the image of LaLaLand

I imagine that is all the information available from valid sources.

That is what good journalists do, just print facts from valid sources. There may be a couple journalists left who do not give opinions like the mainstream media.

Good thing she had a dog.

Heartless SOB

I agree, stupid thing to say.

Very insensitive. :ohdear:

If she didn't have a dog she might have been killed

It seems very strange to me that the online news would not have any mention of this - since they write articles about someone sleeping in the bushes, etc.

The Daily Sun says the police investigated a "suspicious incident" and describe it as a "burglary/battery".

It sounds to me it was a person known to the homeowner.

The gun issue is not part of the equation here. Who answers the door with a pistol drawn and pointed?

Will we find out more details of what the actual situation was or not?

You answer the door with your hand in your pocket, ready to access your firearm--looks like you have had zero training, when it comes to firearms

I was taught how to shoot by a retired secret service agent who was on the white house security detail. Home invasions are prevalent in Florida.

This was not the typical home invasion. Most home invasions have at least 2-3 perpetrators--their intent is to shock their victim by overwhelming force.

Not sure how this connects to this thread? Stay on Point

Agree

Why would you say this ??

Sometimes people sound a little too trigger happy for me.

I love dogs. I can't think of one that ever didn't make me want to smile. How anyone could beat a dog to death in a home invasion is so far beyond my understanding, I just wonder why anyone could do that. Jeffry Dahmer comes to mind.

However. This is all based on partial knowledge. Wise people reserve judgment.

We will hope this is all a mistake. About the dog being beaten to death. Sometimes most sincere and good people pass on rumors. I will hope it is a rumor.

1. I do not walk around in clothing with pockets big enough to carry a gun in, just in case someone rings my doorbell in order to bust in.

2. You don't really know the particulars of the incident, so it's too soon to say whether it was typical or not.

3. Compassion for a defenseless animal victim as well as empathy for the human victim is in order. It is NOT good that s/he had a dog; it is bad that someone beat it to death... if that is even true.

My carry hand guns are very compact--the dog was most likely a distraction & it broke the bad person's attention

I don't care if you carry a Bazooka around. Your carrying it makes you happy. This place being safe makes me happy.

:a20:

I'm sure this person thought she was very safe too. Head in sand.

I am 76 years old. I have lived in three states and 12 different neighborhoods in my life. They were all relatively safe. We tried very hard to work and save so we could live in relatively safe neighborhoods. This is one of them. For a place this size, crime is very low. My history may not be your history. No need to call names.

Probably this woman had the same experience as you, until this happened. No need to accuse anyone of calling names.

The sky could fall, a sinkhole could open under your shower while you're in it, you could get diagnosed with cancer tomorrow, there are possibilities always that terrible things could happen.

YOU said head in sand. I say I am a positive person with a realistic attitude. Drugs bring danger to a lot of doors, anywhere you live.

Most people who live here are law abiding. That is not to say that burglaries never happen here. There is usually a rash when the snowbirds return and every year our local LEO's have been on top of the situation. I can only think of one in recent years where the people were home...and they didn't wake up. Most people have security systems and lots of cameras everywhere. A wise move and a deterrent to crime. But break in's still could still happen, but not as likely as many places in the U.S.

The newspaper said battery. That crime is usually someone who is mad at you. Someone who knows you. A personal thing.

This place gives some a false sense of security.....I know it does me as well....I fall for the utopia of safety and security...

It pains me to say that we were just down the street...
scooting around in the golf cart, that very day....sun shining...looking at the new lots available in Labelle....

Horrible feeling that it was all happening when I was right down the street.

Hopefully the woman was just robbed and not something worse.

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The point is: the dog may have saved her. What's wrong with you?

I wondered about that myself.
I thought a typical home invasion would involve a show of force, and quick in and out.
Taking time to beat a dog seems more personal and vindictive than a burglary, and meant to cause the homeowner distress.
Of course it's senseless to speculate about this awful situation.

Thanks for sharing!