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Made my day. Love to see this stuff.
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http://wgntv.com/2017/09/13/83...tandoff-with-police/


LA PUENTE, Ca. -- An 83-year-old man who'd had enough pushed an intruder off of his roof after a nearly five-hour standoff with police.

It all started at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday when someone called 911 reporting they were being followed, KTLA reports. That's when police found a man jumping from one rooftop to another as he tried to run from them.

The chase lasted several hours, despite a crisis negotiator who tried to convince the suspect to come down.

Then, the man arrived at the rooftop of 83-year-old Wilford Burgess.

"He wasn’t staying in one place," Burgess told KTLA, describing the man's movement from home to home. "He’d be on one edge and then around on the other parts."

He was on Burgess' roof for about an hour before the homeowner decided to go up after him.

Burgess climbed a ladder to the roof, and pushed the man off and into the custody of police.

"He'd been up there too long," said Burgess. "I figured...if they can't get him off, I can."

Burgess' granddaughter, Ashley Wrenn, recorded the incident on her cell phone.

"He's like the strongest person in our family," she said. "It wasn't a surprise to us."
 
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When you reach 70 years of life...from that time on don't fuck with a 70+ human being...they should get a pass no matter what and you get what you asked for (I've got 5 more years...so watch out and don't come on my roof!)...I'm getting mean in my advancing years and KARMA is a bitch (and real) Big Grin


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I'm very impressed.



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I think i would like to have a beer with that man.





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Get off my roof!
 
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Most awesome news story I've seen in a long time. Don't mess with Grandpa Big Grin
 
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I'm shocked the California police didn't arrest him, way to go.
 
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I would have been even more impressed if the police would have just gone up and got him in the first place and not let it go on for five hours.


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I can relate. The little bastard on the roof and all the commotion was interfering with his nap, or his breakfast, and he had just had enough. Good for him!


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"He'd been up there too long," said Burgess. "I figured...if they can't get him off, I can."

Outstanding.



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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
When you reach 70 years of life...from that time on don't fuck with a 70+ human being...they should get a pass no matter what and you get what you asked for (I've got 5 more years...so watch out and don't come on my roof!)...I'm getting mean in my advancing years and KARMA is a bitch (and real) Big Grin


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