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RPBrown wrote:Funny, the guy left his drugs but took his money

Too bad... Would have been nice to have it the other way around...

Diesel42 wrote:RoyGBiv I'm appalled, you are in Fort Worth right? After the death of Jerry Waller, I would expect the Fort Worth Police Department to implement better procedures to assure officers know where they are. I am glad you and your wife survived.

For everyone else on this forum, I support competent law enforcement. But, I have no confidence in the Fort Worth Police.

I'm in the 'burbs. In an area not served by FWPD. I'll leave it at that.
The officer was quite apologetic. Knew it was more serious than just a faux pas.

An honest mistake, certainly. Not without potential consequences, he recognized.
I still see it as a "learn from your mistakes" experience for all involved.
Nothing to get wound up about, but definitely worth considering for its learning value.

anygunanywhere wrote:Little did I realize that the code the alarm actually took was the duress code.

Yikes!

That could have been very bad news.

Javier730 wrote:Did you have your weapon drawn as you headed up the stairs?

Let's call it "readily accessible"

From the time I first heard a "foreign" voice to the time I heard "police" was maybe 3 seconds.
Looking back, I don't think I would change my actions over those 3 seconds.
Not heeding the dog was a mistake I'll try hard not to make again.

PBratton wrote:Be prepared.

I definitely was.

Still makes you think about how it could have gone sideways, when you've got "good guys" on both sides, one with bad information. /shiver

You spend time here and read about all the wacky stuff that happens to other people.
One chance in a thousand (less, probably) that LE shows up to the wrong address to investigate a possible BIP.
You never think it's gonna be YOUR house. Until it is.

Thankfully I live in a low-crime neighborhood with a great PD.
The vast majority of alarm calls are wind, pets and forgetful kids.
But it really hits home to think about what may have happened had our PD been the kind to make tactical entries for such things.
Reported burglary in progress, yard door unlocked. Hopefully no PD has that in their SOP for an alarm call.

The chances are near zero, until it's happening.

Thought it was worth sharing the non-event.

Wife and I were home and I didn't pay much attention to the dog growling. I'm upstairs, wife is downstairs. A few seconds later, dog is barking, and I hear a man's voice in the house. We weren't expecting anyone. I'm already moving towards the stairs.

Next thing I hear is "__________ Police".
By this time I'm at the top of the stairs.

Wife: The Police are here
Me: A uniformed officer??
Wife: Yes
At which point I look out the upstairs window and see a squad two houses down the block.

Officer tells us that our alarm company reported an alarm at our address. We told him it must be an error, because we didn't push any buttons and the lights are all green. After chatting for a few minutes (officer never asked us for any ID, must have been apparent that we were the owners... I suppose sweatpants is not common attire for a burglar?) officer departs.

5 minutes later he's back at our door, apologizing that our house number matched the call, but he had the wrong street. The call was around the corner and everything there was ok. I had just hung up the phone with our alarm company who confirmed they did not issue any alarms for our house.

Lessons:
1. I won't have to remind the wife again to lock, Lock, LOCK THE DOOR!!!! when she lets the dog in from the yard. Could have been a burglar just as easily as a LEO coming through our door.
2. When seconds count, sometimes the COPS go to the wrong house. That's why it's called SELF defense.
3. Was a good opportunity to talk with wife about "what would you have done if it was a burglar?".... Answer... "If you know I'm upstairs, get out, or move towards me and stay out of my line of fire".
4. Be sure you know what you're shooting at... It could be a LEO at the wrong house.
5. When the dog is making "that sound", STOP what you're doing and go look. Not later, NOW.



**ETA: Just to be clear, LEO did not enter. He spoke to us through the unlocked back door.