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People living at a home in Dunes City, Oregon, just south of Florence on the Oregon coast, have described being in fear for almost an hour and a half, while they waited for the Lane County Sheriff's Dept to respond to a home invasion last weekend. One family member shot the intruder in the leg, slightly wounding him, and everyone fled the home and went to the next door neighbor's house, where they barricaded themselves.
The intruder continue to yell and scream threats to the family, while they hid inside the neighbor's house. Finally, heavily armed Sheriff deputies did eventually arrive, and they arrested the man.
But the concern being expressed by people who went through the ordeal is this: It took almost 90 minutes for help to arrive, despite the existence of a police department in Florence, only a few miles away. However, this crime took place outside of their jurisdiction, and was thus not their responsibility.
What should people do, if a crazy person breaks into your home while you are present, and proceeds to terrorize you? Should people run and flee from their home, like this family did?
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The intruder continue to yell and scream threats to the family, while they hid inside the neighbor's house. Finally, heavily armed Sheriff deputies did eventually arrive, and they arrested the man.
But the concern being expressed by people who went through the ordeal is this: It took almost 90 minutes for help to arrive, despite the existence of a police department in Florence, only a few miles away. However, this crime took place outside of their jurisdiction, and was thus not their responsibility.
What should people do, if a crazy person breaks into your home while you are present, and proceeds to terrorize you? Should people run and flee from their home, like this family did?
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