BS: Nun News

Subject: BS: Nun News
From: GUEST,beardedbruce
Date: 13 Aug 09 - 03:17 PM

Nun Helps Nab Independence Burglary Suspect

Reported by: Sloane Heller
Email: [e-mail]
Posted by: Aaron Heintzelman
Last Update: 1:02 pm

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Police have arrested a burglary suspect that was chased into the woods by a nun Thursday morning in Independence.

Authorities say the man is suspected of breaking into a home in the 13000 block of Silver Lane around 6:05 a.m. Thursday and another home in the 2000 block of N. Liberty about 25 minutes later. A gun was reported missing from the second home.

SkyTracker assisted in the search for the suspect and caught EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of the man being escorted by police through the woods right around 8 a.m.

The nun, Sister Catarina, tells NBC Action News she saw the suspect from a window of Sisters of St. Francis Convent, 2100 N. Noland Rd. He was holding a rifle and walking through a nearby field.

She and another nun went out to talk to the suspect, who both nuns thought may have been a man hunting illegally.

Catarina says the suspect was pleasant to talk to at first, but when she and the other nun, Sister Connie, started pressing him, he ran away through the woods.

Catarina gave chase, but was unable to keep up with him. But she was able to provide police with a detailed description of what he looked like and what he was wearing.

Police say somebody was inside both homes at the time of the break-ins, but nobody was injured.

Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: gnu
Date: 13 Aug 09 - 03:19 PM

Well, whne you got ultimate backup, you fear not.

Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Aug 09 - 03:20 PM

Great Bruce. No doubt Sister Catarina will plague me for at least a month of Sundays. Sigh.

Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 14 Aug 09 - 12:31 PM

'Police say somebody was inside both homes at the time of the break-ins...'

I'm not happy that the nuns were exposed to such risk, but I'm glad to hear that a man who was willing to invade homes WHILE SOMEONE WAS RIGHT THERE has been apprehended.

Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Aug 09 - 12:40 PM

"Sister Connie, started pressing him, he ran away through the woods.
Oo er sister, the mind boggles.

:)

Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: Amos
Date: 14 Aug 09 - 02:10 PM

Being pressed by two nuns at once is enough to make an honest man withdraw in haste, I am sure...


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Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: gnu
Date: 14 Aug 09 - 02:29 PM

Withdraw in haste? Depends on the Nuns.

Forgive me father, for I have SINS.

Subject: RE: BS: Nun News
From: beardedbruce
Date: 14 Aug 09 - 02:33 PM

You wish!