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Woman Finds Burglar In Her Closet, Manhunt Follows In Cantonment
July 5, 2018
A manhunt was underway Thursday afternoon in Cantonment after a woman found reporting finding a burglar hiding in her closet.
The woman had been behind her home on Rose Petal Lane and went back inside to notice things were out of place. She located a black male dressed in all black inside her closet and pepper sprayed him, according to Major Andrew Hobbs of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. During an ensuing struggle, she received a small superficial scratch on her arm before the suspect ran outside.
There was no word of any arrests from the Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Rose Petal Lane is located between Well Line Road and Neal Road, just west of Highway 29.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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18 Responses to “Woman Finds Burglar In Her Closet, Manhunt Follows In Cantonment”
I have seen wasp spray stop a snake for a while it paralyzed him and I ask a county patrol officer about me carrying a can in my car he said there was not a law against it he ask me what I wanted to carry it for I said it works better than pepper spray and shoots further
Wasp spray at each outside door…..the consequences later. Can’t guarantee pepper spray if you’re not sure it works at the time you need it. I’ve had pepper spray for several years only to discover it either had evaporated or somehow leaked out over time! But, you can check wasp spray at any time & it shoots a good distance, too!!
There could be some legalities involved with someone using Wasp & Hornet Spray for self-defense, something other than its’ “intended” purpose.
I personally don’t care, as I believe in using whatever means that work to stop a criminal, but a slick personal injury lawyer could sue the user of the spray on behalf of the bad guy and make the original victim appear to be the criminal. JMHO.
KaneForMythBusting….I have witnessed it shot on an intruder before and it took a while before he was able to see or speak which gave time for the owner to tie him up until the police got there. He was still in agony while they were carrying him away..I trust what I saw. I would not hesitate to use it on someone as the distance it shoots is your advantage.
Good job lady!!! You were prepared and did what you needed to do to protect yourself and your home.
Lady go buy a gun and learn to use it and they wont have to search for him.
Wasp spray is not an effective substitute for pepper spray. Yes the wasp spray will sting your eyes but not nearly as effective as pepper spray. There are plenty of videos on YouTube with brave individuals testing this very thing. The results will speak for themselves. There is no substitute for the proven methods of defending yourself and spreading information that you “heard” worked is dangerous.
I sure hope they capture this guy. If I was off work and heard about this I would have came to the area and help the officers with the search. Anything I can do to help the Escambia County Sheriff Department I’m willing to do it.
Everybody’s telling her what she should have done, and I’m over here thinking “Wow, she had pepper spray and the presence of mind to use it.” Bravo, madame.
You can have anything in the house, I’m gone. Why anyone would get close enough to use pepper spray is beyond my way of thinking. Nothing is worth my life!
Beulah Boy, thats right. You don’t need a permit to carry it and you are less likely to get mistakenly shot for having it in the seat beside you when you get pulled over. I’m in favor of open carry of Hot Shot. For all you non-believers, test it on yourself.
Have they found this guy yet any new updates
I hope they find the intruder. But ALWAYS lock your doors when leaving your home. To the mailbox, to the neighbors house, to get something from your car – someone can always slip inside without you knowing it. The pepper spray probably subdued him slightly and he left.
The scratch on your arm, maybe the Police can retrieve some DNA from that.
We all have to keep our front doors locked even if we are at home now it , and a gun handy. Pensacola and Cantonment have changed so much in the last 15 years.
Where’s your gun, lady??
Shoot first ask questions later!
Keep wasp spray close by…Sprays 10+ feet and more effective.
too bad she didn’t use a gun.