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Man uses pistol to stop rabid fox(SelfDefenseNews)
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Conover man attacked by a rabid fox
Bloom tried karate kicks and wrestling moves before shooting fox
By KIM GILLILAND
Record Staff Writer
Brian Bloom demonstrates how he tried to kick the attacking fox on Saturday in his yard. RECORD/CARA BRICKMAN
(Cara Brickman)
CONOVER - It took three shots with a .40-caliber pistol to get a rabid fox off Brian Bloom's leg on Saturday.
Bloom, who lives at 1721 Third St., NE, in Conover, was bitten on the leg by the fox, which the state lab in Raleigh confirmed tested positive for the rabies virus on Tuesday. Bloom, who suffered no ill effects from the bite, has received rabies vaccine shots at Catawba Valley Medical Center since Saturday as a preventive measure.
The seventh confirmed case of rabies in Catawba County for the year 2002, this case is the first that does not involve a raccoon, according to Catawba County Animal Control. Bloom said he left his house at 6 p.m. Saturday to investigate animal sounds in his front yard.
"I came up in my yard, and all of a sudden I saw him," said Bloom. "It happened so fast I couldn't tell if he was rabid or not. The fox came out from under my car and charged at me." Bloom tried in vain to fight off the animal.
"I kicked his snout with my right leg, and then he bit me in the left leg," said Bloom. "I then tried a couple of karate moves, and tried to snap its neck, but he wouldn't let go. Then when I started to choke him, my fiancee got me my pistol, and I shot him one time with my .40-caliber hollow points, but he didn't budge. I shot him again, and then a third time, but he still had a-hold of my leg. My fiancee finally got a stick and pried his mouth open, but he was dead by then."
Bloom called Animal Control and the Conover Police Department.
"They took the fox away, and told me that I should go ahead and get treated, because they said it looked like something was wrong with the fox," said Bloom.
Treatment started immediately with a series of pre-exposure shots.
According to the U.S. Department of Health's Center for Disease Control Web site, these pre-exposure shots are given to eliminate the need for human rabies immune globulin (HRIG), and decreases the number of vaccine doses needed.
The shots also may enhance immunity in people whose post-exposure therapy might be delayed.
"They gave me a tetanus shot first, then they shot me in the left calf twice, the thigh, right and left arm, and in the butt, both sides," said Bloom.
A three-month round of vaccinations will follow for Bloom.
"They also told me I would have to undergo treatment for the next few weeks, and who knows how many shots that will be."
The CDC says the treatments are post-exposure shots given to people possibly exposed to a rabid animal, as in Bloom's case.
After the first vaccine is given, additional doses are administered on days 3, 7, 14, and 28 following the attack. According to the CDC, there have been no vaccine failures in the United States when post-exposure treatments are administered.
The CDC also says if someone is exposed to a potentially rabid animal, he or she should wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and seek immediate medical attention.
A health-care provider will care for the wound and assess the risk for rabies exposure.
The important factor is that someone seeks care promptly after being bitten.
There is no treatment for rabies after symptoms of the disease appear. Every year in the U.S., an estimated 18,000 people receive pre-exposure vaccines, and an additional 40,000 receive post-exposure vaccinations.
"I know that they saved my life," said Bloom. "That was one crazy fox, and I hope I never see one like that again."
Reach Kim Gilliland at 322-4510, Ext. 249, or rgilliland@hickoryrecord.com.
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/MGBTYQ1QQ3D.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Bloom tried karate kicks and wrestling moves before shooting fox
By KIM GILLILAND
Record Staff Writer
Brian Bloom demonstrates how he tried to kick the attacking fox on Saturday in his yard. RECORD/CARA BRICKMAN
(Cara Brickman)
CONOVER - It took three shots with a .40-caliber pistol to get a rabid fox off Brian Bloom's leg on Saturday.
Bloom, who lives at 1721 Third St., NE, in Conover, was bitten on the leg by the fox, which the state lab in Raleigh confirmed tested positive for the rabies virus on Tuesday. Bloom, who suffered no ill effects from the bite, has received rabies vaccine shots at Catawba Valley Medical Center since Saturday as a preventive measure.
The seventh confirmed case of rabies in Catawba County for the year 2002, this case is the first that does not involve a raccoon, according to Catawba County Animal Control. Bloom said he left his house at 6 p.m. Saturday to investigate animal sounds in his front yard.
"I came up in my yard, and all of a sudden I saw him," said Bloom. "It happened so fast I couldn't tell if he was rabid or not. The fox came out from under my car and charged at me." Bloom tried in vain to fight off the animal.
"I kicked his snout with my right leg, and then he bit me in the left leg," said Bloom. "I then tried a couple of karate moves, and tried to snap its neck, but he wouldn't let go. Then when I started to choke him, my fiancee got me my pistol, and I shot him one time with my .40-caliber hollow points, but he didn't budge. I shot him again, and then a third time, but he still had a-hold of my leg. My fiancee finally got a stick and pried his mouth open, but he was dead by then."
Bloom called Animal Control and the Conover Police Department.
"They took the fox away, and told me that I should go ahead and get treated, because they said it looked like something was wrong with the fox," said Bloom.
Treatment started immediately with a series of pre-exposure shots.
According to the U.S. Department of Health's Center for Disease Control Web site, these pre-exposure shots are given to eliminate the need for human rabies immune globulin (HRIG), and decreases the number of vaccine doses needed.
The shots also may enhance immunity in people whose post-exposure therapy might be delayed.
"They gave me a tetanus shot first, then they shot me in the left calf twice, the thigh, right and left arm, and in the butt, both sides," said Bloom.
A three-month round of vaccinations will follow for Bloom.
"They also told me I would have to undergo treatment for the next few weeks, and who knows how many shots that will be."
The CDC says the treatments are post-exposure shots given to people possibly exposed to a rabid animal, as in Bloom's case.
After the first vaccine is given, additional doses are administered on days 3, 7, 14, and 28 following the attack. According to the CDC, there have been no vaccine failures in the United States when post-exposure treatments are administered.
The CDC also says if someone is exposed to a potentially rabid animal, he or she should wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and seek immediate medical attention.
A health-care provider will care for the wound and assess the risk for rabies exposure.
The important factor is that someone seeks care promptly after being bitten.
There is no treatment for rabies after symptoms of the disease appear. Every year in the U.S., an estimated 18,000 people receive pre-exposure vaccines, and an additional 40,000 receive post-exposure vaccinations.
"I know that they saved my life," said Bloom. "That was one crazy fox, and I hope I never see one like that again."
Reach Kim Gilliland at 322-4510, Ext. 249, or rgilliland@hickoryrecord.com.
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/MGBTYQ1QQ3D.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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PORTLAND - Portland Police are trying to identify 2 suspects involved in an attempted robbery and auto theft that ended in an exchange of gunfire near Lloyd Center Mall Wednesday.
The incident began at 2:16 p.m. near Northeast 13th Avenue and Halsey Street when the victim, a 40-year-old Boring resident returning to his parked pickup, saw two suspects attempting to steal his vehicle.
When the victim physically intervened, one of the suspects removed a loaded assault rifle from behind the seat of the victim's pickup. The victim and suspects struggled near the vehicle. While the victim regained control of the rifle, one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and began to run.
As the suspects fled, the victim pulled out a second gun from his pickup and fired 4 shots at the suspects who had gotten into their pickup. One of the suspects fired a shot at the victim.
The two suspects are described as white males in their 20's, 5'9" to 6' tall. A third suspect, also a white male, was driving the suspect vehicle.
"We strongly discourage anyone from getting into a firefight...just to protect some property," Sgt. Brian Schmautz with Portland Police told KATU News.
Schmautz said it's fortunate no one was hurt during the incident.
Detectives believe the victim's bullets hit the front or sides of the suspect vehicle, which is described as a dark blue or black extended cab Ford F250 pickup with big tires, chrome bumpers and fresh bullet holes from a 7.62 caliber round.
Police say the victim did not have a concealed weapons permit for the 2 loaded weapons inside his truck.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Portland Police Bureau Detective Division at (503) 823-0400 or the Information and Referral line at (503) 823-4636. http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=48936
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Savannah Morning News
Lacking his service pistol, an off-duty Savannah police officer instead used a pocket knife earlier this week to arrest a suspected drunken driver.
Sgt. Freddie Smith saw a hit-and-run accident about 4:40 p.m. Monday on Montgomery Street near McKenzie Place, police said.
A green GMC pickup hit a white Chevrolet S10 pickup, then continued south on Montgomery.
Smith made certain the woman in the white pickup was not seriously injured, police said.
Then he followed the fleeing pickup, who turned into a community center at 333 Coleman Street.
Smith, on active duty with the Georgia Air National Guard, was wearing a military police uniform. He identified himself as a police officer as he approached the two men in the pickup, police said.
Police said the passenger rifled through a tool box, as though looking for a weapon. Smith pulled out a pocket knife and told the man to close the box. The passenger ran.
The driver, Alfred Bowers, 41, of Savannah was arrested and charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.
http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/072502/LOCknifebrief.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
The Owner Will Most Likely Not Be Arrested
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Jul 25, 2002 7:47 pm US/Pacific
(CBS)-(BEVERLY HILLS)-A Beverly Hills jewelry store owner fatally shot a man who held a gun to his head during an apparent holdup attempt Thursday, according to police reports.
A report of shots fired at Mirage Jewelers, 9469 Little Santa Monica Blvd., came into police at 1:31 p.m., said Beverly Hills police Officer Gary Henrichs.
An officer at the scene said the would-be robber put a gun to the merchant's head but that he was able to grab his own gun and shoot the man several times in the upper body.
The suspect, reportedly dressed as a businessman, posed as a customer before trying rob the shop, Sgt. John Edmundson said.
The suspect, whose name was unavailable, was declared dead at the scene.
The owner, whose name was not made available, was questioned but likely will not be arrested in the fatal shooting, Edmundson said.
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http://kcal9.com/topstories/StoryFolder/story_688439743_html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878