China’s greatest export isn’t steel — it’s industrial theft



President Trump last week announced a deal in principle with China: The U.S. will impose 55% tariffs on Chinese goods, while China will respond with a 10% tariff on American goods. In return, China will continue supplying rare earth minerals and magnets, and Chinese students will keep attending American universities. The deal’s finer details remain in flux.

  

Noticeably absent from the agreement? Any commitment from China to protect American intellectual property. That’s no accident. China denies stealing American IP altogether, chalking up clear examples of theft to normal “market behavior.”

Trump is the first president in half a century to take trade seriously. But tariffs alone won’t fix this.

And in a way, they’re right. IP theft is normal in China. Some of the country’s most successful firms, like Huawei, were built on stolen American technology. For the Chinese Communist Party, theft isn’t an embarrassment. It’s a strategy.

The great Chinese rip-off

In 1983, much of China was still preindustrial. No engines, no tractors, no cars. Labor happened by hand or with the help of animals. Rural China looked a lot like colonial America.

But in just a few decades, China transformed into an industrial superpower. It now produces three times more industrial output than the U.S., including 24 times more steel and far more oceangoing ships. It has the world’s largest economy by purchasing power.

How did they do it? Theft.

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A 2024 House Homeland Security Committee report estimates that China steals between $300 billion and $600 billion in American IP annually. A 2017 report from the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property drew similar conclusions. If we use a midpoint estimate and track the losses back to 2001 — when China joined the World Trade Organization — America has lost nearly $10 trillion in intellectual property to China.

China gets this technology in several ways. First, through direct espionage. Only 29% of these operations target military secrets. The rest focus on industrial and commercial tech: manufacturing methods, chemical formulas, blueprints. Espionage alone accounts for roughly $180 billion in losses each year.

Second, through counterfeiting. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 60% of all counterfeit goods sold worldwide come from China. In the U.S., that number rises to 87%. Counterfeiting costs U.S. businesses up to $291 billion per year.

Third, through piracy on Chinese e-commerce platforms. The United States Trade Representative reports that American rights-holders lose billions thanks to widespread digital theft of films, music, software, books, and branded products. Of the $2.16 trillion in Chinese e-commerce sales in 2024, roughly 40% were pirated or counterfeit. That’s $864 billion in lost profits — just last year.

Americans deserve to benefit from their own labor and ingenuity. But China continues to loot our IP with impunity, and our leaders let it happen.

The golden goose gets gutted

Beyond outright theft, China siphons off American technology through strategic corporate acquisitions and forced technology transfers.

The U.S. runs a trade deficit with China of more than $300 billion annually. To cover it, we sell assets — ownership stakes in American companies. Chinese investors target U.S. tech and industrial firms, acquire shares, then funnel proprietary information back to China. Once the intellectual property is transferred, they sell off their holdings.

Technically legal. Strategically disastrous.

China also compels U.S. companies to “partner” with Chinese firms when setting up operations inside the country. The Chinese side runs daily operations and learns the ropes. In exchange, Americans share their tech. Eventually, the Chinese copy the technology, replicate the products, and compete directly with the very companies that taught them.

That’s how Huawei rose to prominence. The company reverse-engineered American products, then used its home-field advantage to grow into the world’s third-largest smartphone maker.

China’s strategy works. And American businesses, addicted to short-term profits, keep falling for it. The consequences aren’t just economic — they’re geopolitical. This is how the CCP turned a rural backwater into a peer competitor.

Trump is the first president in half a century to take trade seriously. But tariffs alone won’t fix this. As I argue in my book “Reshore,” the only way to win this fight is to bring America’s factories home. Reshoring means economic independence. It also cuts off China’s access to the technology they’ve been stealing for decades.

Until then, we’re funding our own decline.

A child’s guide to why billionaires should, in fact, exist



Americans have largely rejected the left’s silly, childish push for communist ideology over the past 15 years or so. But some of these folks refuse to move on.

In a recent post on X, Melanie D’Arrigo, the executive director of the Campaign for New York Health and vice president of legislation at the New York National Organization for Women, repeated several long-debunked talking points:

If we capped wealth at $999,999,999 we could invest almost $5.9 trillion into improving our country.
And if you’re upset at transferring wealth down, why are you ok with how we pass laws to transfer wealth up— from the working class to billionaires?
Billionaires shouldn’t exist.

Since this is the equivalent of a toddler’s rant, I thought I would provide a toddler’s guide to why billionaires should, in fact, exist.

Mommy, why are there billionaires?

The label of “billionaire” is nothing more than an accounting of the net worth that someone has. But most billionaires aren’t swimming around in a room full of gold coins like Scrooge McDuck (which would be impossible anyway). They have most of their net worth tied up in owning a valuable business.

Typically, billionaires have established businesses that employ other people and provide goods and services that others want. Because consumers find those goods and services worthwhile, the business becomes more valuable. Based on the value at any point in time, the founder or manager’s share of that business could be “worth” a billion dollars or more. If it stopped providing value, it could be worthless.

Why should you or anyone else get to decide that someone has 'too much' wealth?

Billionaires exist most of the time because they created a lot of value for others, as well as themselves.

But aren’t billionaires bad?

Creating value is never a bad thing. Generating jobs and providing essential goods and services play a crucial role — arguably more important than most of what the government does these days!

Why can’t we just take away their money?

Taking someone’s money away is theft. Theft is wrong and a violation of your property rights, honey. Someone can’t just come in here and say you have too many toys and take some of them away. One can’t say that your room is too big and others need shelter, so you have to let strangers sleep in your room.

As Thomas Sowell said, “I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.” It sounds like you are the one being greedy, sweetie!

But why can’t we just cap their money at $999,999,999?

You just made up that number. And the word you’re looking for is wealth. Why should you or anyone else get to decide that someone has “too much” wealth?

Also, incentives drive outcomes, so if you cap wealth, you limit the incentives for others to make investments, to innovate, and to provide important value to the world.

That money could help other people!

Wealth isn’t just other people’s money. In many cases, it isn’t money at all. Businesses provide value that benefits others.

More government funding hasn’t led to better results. Spending has increased over time, yet the only clear beneficiaries are government cronies!

America remains one of the most generous nations, donating more to charity than any other country in the world.

But it’s almost $6 trillion!

If you tried to take away billionaires' business stakes, the value of those businesses would go down, so you would never see the $6 trillion, and it would hurt the wealth of middle-class Americans whose pensions and 401Ks are invested in the stocks of those companies.

Also, the U.S. government spent almost $7 trillion last year, so taking that money wouldn’t fund the government for even a year, and then where would the government get money the next year?

Your arguments truly make no sense — which I guess is understandable since you are a toddler.

I don’t care! Billionaires shouldn’t exist!

Adults who use toddler logic shouldn’t exist, but here we are. Now, go eat your vegetables.

I hope this guide proves useful when Bernie Sanders, Robert Reich, Melanie D’Arrigo, or someone else presents a toddler-level argument about billionaires.

Car stolen from Ottawa Senator's forward Claude Giroux for second time this season



Canadian hockey player Claude Giroux is only in his third season with the Ottawa Senators, but he has already been the victim of two auto thefts.

The 37-year-old former NHL All-Star rarely posts on social media, however, his wife, Ryanne, likes to keep fans updated when they are victims of crimes ... which happens all too often.

For the second time in the 2024-2025 season, Mrs. Giroux said the hockey player had his car stolen.

"Good morning to everyone except the people who stole our loaner car ... lol," Ryanne said on X just after 10 a.m. on Thursday.

According to CTV News, the car was a loaner, but the theft happened in the driveway of the Giroux family home.

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Canada's capital indeed has an auto theft problem, and the Giroux family knows about it firsthand.

In September, the hockey wife noted online that her family had been unable to get help from police despite their car being stolen and tracked as it drove. The car was later identified as a Land Rover.

"Good morning Ottawa! [Claude Giroux's] car was stolen last night and is currently actively driving ... unable to get ahold of Ottawa Police until 10am," she wrote at 8:19 a.m.

She added, "Looking for other suggestions/to hear from other people in Ontario who have sadly had to deal with this recently."

About 30 minutes after her post, Ottawa Police replied online and said they were "sorry to hear" about the crime and suggested calling 911 to report any crime in progress.

"We understand an officer has been dispatched," they added.

A local radio station, for some reason, also wrote, "We're being told with any crime in progress, call 911."

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Giroux was on a three-game road trip with the Senators at the time of the crime and is once again an example of a professional athlete who was targeted while away playing a game.

Four illegal immigrants in Ohio were recently arrested after a robbery at NFL quarterback Joe Burrow's house, while robberies of Kansas City Chiefs players Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes and NHL player Evgeni Malkin have also occurred.

Ottawa's car thefts totaled 1,705 in 2024, with 951 vehicles reportedly recovered. There have already been 103 vehicle thefts in Ottawa from Jan. 1-23 in 2025.

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Baby Jesus stolen from nativity scene, but thief returns it just in time for Christmas with remorseful apology



A baby Jesus Christ figurine was stolen from a nativity scene in Colorado. However, the alleged thief felt supreme guilt over his improper actions and returned baby Jesus just before Christmas with a touching apology for his sins.

On Dec. 17, the Fort Collins Police Department notified the public that a baby Jesus figurine had been stolen from the Old Town Square in Colorado, located approximately 60 miles north of Denver.

"I am really sorry. I made a dumb mistake in the moment. It won’t happen again."

"This Grinch tried to ruin Christmas by stealing the baby Jesus from the Old Town Square nativity scene," the Fort Collins Police Department stated.

Police included a photo of the suspect in question in hopes of the public identifying the alleged "Grinch." The suspect in the police screenshot was a teen white male.

On Dec. 19, the Fort Collins Police Department noted that the baby Jesus statuette had been turned in — just in time for Christmas Day.

"The baby Jesus figurine reported stolen from the Old Town Square Nativity scene four days ago was today anonymously dropped off at Poudre Fire Authority Station #1 in Fort Collins, along with an apology note," the Fort Collins Police Department declared in a statement.

The alleged thief begged for forgiveness for his crime, "I am really sorry. I made a dumb mistake in the moment. It won’t happen again."

The Fort Collins Police Department added, "No further information has been obtained about the person who swiped the statuette."

Local firefighters could be seen posing with the baby Jesus Christ figurine.

The statuette does not appear to be damaged based on photos released by local authorities.

The business that maintains the nativity scene proclaimed that it didn't want to pursue charges against the suspect, according to the Associated Press.

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Californians vote overwhelmingly to get tougher on crime, despite Newsom's opposition



Californians tired of watching thieves and drug addicts overrun their communities voted overwhelmingly to pass a measure to impose harsher penalties for certain crimes.

Proposition 36, otherwise known as the Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative, is not so much a new proposal as a means of modifying a previous one.

Proposition 36 seeks to alter Proposition 47, which passed a decade ago. Under Proposition 47, theft of items worth under $950 could not be prosecuted as a felony, effectively allowing thieves to smash-and-grab their way through drug and big-box stores with little more than a slap on the wrist.

'Retailers were only concerned about their bottom lines and not true criminal sentencing reform.'

Prop 36 promised to change the law to increase the penalties for theft and certain drug crimes, in some cases imposing sentences of up to three years behind bars, depending on a defendant's prior criminal history. It would also make certain drug crimes "treatment-mandated felonies," which means convictions for them can be dismissed in the event an offender completes treatment, the New York Post reported.

Though failed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a former U.S. senator from California, declined to say whether she voted in favor of Prop 36, other Democrat leaders and liberal outfits in her home state previously voiced opposition to the measure.

"Prop 36 takes us back to the 1980s, mass incarceration — it promotes a promise that can’t be delivered," Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed.

The LA Times insisted that Prop 36 would be "disastrous" for the state.

KTLA revealed its disapproval of the bill by suggesting that Californians merely "perceived" a recent increase in crime in their state. The outlet also indicated that those who backed the measure had impure motives.

"Big box stores like Walmart were among the major financial backers of Prop 36—some argued that the retailers were only concerned about their bottom lines and not true criminal sentencing reform," it said.

Still, the measure did enjoy some support from other liberals, including San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who claimed it would "make targeted but impactful changes to our laws around fentanyl and help us tackle the chronic retail theft that hurts our retailers, our workers, and our cities."

The vast majority of California voters likewise supported Prop 36, which passed with nearly 71% of the 7.6 million ballots cast, according to current totals.

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Street takeover thugs beat up 7-Eleven worker who tries to keep them from looting store. But he's no match for mob of 50.



A mob of about 50 targeted a southern California 7-Eleven in a mass theft early Sunday morning — but this time the suspects beat up a store worker who was trying to keep the mob members out of the store, leaving him with a bloody nose, KTLA-TV reported, citing authorities.

You can view raw cellphone video of the brutal incident here. The video's caption states that the violence took place in Los Angeles, but KTLA's video report — which uses part of the same raw clip — indicates that it took place in Anaheim around 1:30 a.m. during a street takeover.

One mob member yells, 'Hey, throw a trash can at him!'

The raw video shows two hooded perps trying to pull open the 7-Eleven's doors while one worker tries to pull the doors shut and keep them out.

At one point, the store worker doubles over in pain as he's apparently hit in the midsection. He then picks up a stick, and the crooks run away — but only momentarily.

As engines scream and tires screech in the background — presumably the ongoing street takeover — one of the suspects who initially tried to pull the doors open reappears at the front of the store at 50 South Knott Avenue holding what appears to be a cinderblock.

With that, the worker in the store backs away from the doors, and the cinderblock-carrying guy moves in — along with a flood of other mob members.

As the suspect carrying the cinderblock demands the worker's stick, another mob member rips an entire rack of lighters off the store's counter.

But the 7-Eleven worker gamely fights back, swinging his stick at a couple of suspects who retreat — but more and more mob members enter the store, easily outnumbering the worker. One mob member yells, "Hey, throw a trash can at him!"

Soon another mob member enters the store from the rear, and the raw video catches him standing right behind the store worker who apparently has no idea he's there. Suddenly, that mob member shoves the worker from behind, causing him to fall to the floor and cry out in pain while the mob hoots and hollers with glee.

The worker finally retreats to safety, heading to the rear of the store while the looting continues — and that's where the raw clip ends.

Police told KTLA it's unclear how much merchandise the mob of about 40 to 50 members took, adding that they fled the scene before authorities arrived; no arrests were made. KTLA's video report said a cash register was stolen.

Those with information about the Anaheim 7-Eleven incident should contact the Anaheim Police Department, the station said, adding that those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Orange County Crime Stoppers Hotline at 855-TIP-OCCS.

You can view a second video report here about the incident that indicates the worker who fought back is the store owner.

More of the same

As readers of Blaze News know all too well, mob looting of 7-Elevens has become a kind of trend in Los Angeles of late. In August, a mob of about 20 individuals pulled off three nighttime smash-and-grab robberies in a span of 20 minutes. Last month, 50 juveniles on bicycles easily ransacked and robbed a 7-Eleven in L.A. and escaped police.

But late last month, there was a small break when a handful of parents turned in their kids after L.A. police shared nearly 200 surveillance images of recent 7-Eleven mob robberies by "youthful males."

The new police release unveiled a more extensive rundown of the "flash robberies" at 7-Elevens, saying they involve 20 to 40 suspects on bicycles who began targeting the stores on July 12. Police said all of the 7-Elevens are within a short distance of each other in the Rampart, Hollywood, Wilshire, and West L.A. Divisions. Police said 13 of the 14 incidents have occurred on Friday evenings.

KTLA in a previous report said Assistant LAPD Chief Blake Chow told the L.A. Board of Police Commissioners that the news release generated numerous tips from the public that led to arrests. What's more, Chow said a parent brought in a juvenile who was involved in one of the robberies, adding that two other parents also turned in their kids. In each instance, the child was booked for robbery. Investigators learned through interviews that many of the juveniles involved in the 7-Eleven flash robberies were not from the neighborhoods where the crimes took place, Chow told KTLA.

More arrests are anticipated as anonymous tips continue to come in and school resource officers work to identify other juveniles involved, Chow added to the station.

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Mob of 50 teens on bicycles easily ransacks 7-Eleven in LA and escapes cops — the latest episode in apparent criminal trend



A mob of about 50 juveniles on bicycles easily ransacked and robbed a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles late last week and escaped police. It was the latest episode in an apparent criminal trend in the area.

Los Angeles police confirmed to KTLA-TV that about 50 kids just before 7:30 p.m. Friday biked to the convenience store at the 8500 block of West Olympic Boulevard near Beverley Hills, stole items, and fled the scene on their bicycles before police arrived.

In August, a bike-riding mob of about 20 pulled off three smash-and-grab robberies in 20 minutes at Hollywood 7-Elevens within a two-mile radius of each other.

You can view a KTLA video report here about Friday's incident, which includes cellphone video of the robbery.

The clip shows teens — mostly wearing hoodies and dark clothing — jumping off their bicycles in the 7-Eleven parking lot, mobbing their way into the store, and "stealing whatever they could get their hands on, including food and lottery tickets, stuffing their shirts and sweatshirts and pockets with the merchandise," according to the station's reporter.

The deed was done in a matter of minutes, KTLA's video report said, adding that an Instagram account Street People of Beverly Hills also posted videos showing "some of the juveniles covering their faces with hoods and masks as they run in and out of the store, and others are seen laughing as they run back to their bikes with stolen goods."

KTLA said it isn't known how much merchandise was stolen or how much damage may have been caused.

According to KTTV-TV, Friday's caper "is the latest in what seems to be a trend."

In August, a bike-riding mob of about 20 pulled off three smash-and-grab robberies in 20 minutes at Hollywood 7-Elevens within a two-mile radius of each other. Ironically, the crimes occurred on the same day Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills into law that were enacted to combat such crimes, KNBC-TV reported.

The station also rolled surveillance video of a similar smash-and-grab by a mob of teenagers at another area 7-Eleven the previous week.

What's more, a mob of about 30 teenagers on bicycles were caught on video brutally beating up and robbing a lone man in downtown Los Angeles in early August. The victim suffered a broken leg — which will require surgery — as well as deep cuts all over his body after getting kicked and punched while on the ground.

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I Was A California Prosecutor For 24 Years. Kamala Harris’ ‘Tough On Crime’ Schtick Is A Sham

Harris wants to continue on her “progressive” path and forget about enforcing the laws passed by a democratically elected legislature, while ignoring threats to public safety.

Blaze News original: 10 times violent thugs got all they could handle from folks you might not expect would fight back



There appears to be no shortage of accounts at Blaze News describing violent thugs attempting to commit crimes — and promptly getting massive resistance from individuals you might not immediately expect would fight back because they're either elderly, very young, or completely outnumbered.

Just this week alone, we brought you a pair of stories in that vein.

'All of a sudden, something snapped in me, and I was like, 'You know what? No, I'm not going to let this happen to me. This is not going to happen.''

First off, video captured a brave 8-year-old girl who used a baseball bat to help her dad fight off an alleged armed robber Saturday night at the Minnesota liquor store he manages. "That day I just wanted to cry," the dad later said. "When I saw the video, I didn't expect she'd do that. I expect a little girl crying, screaming." Even better, police caught the suspect, who was charged with first-degree attempted aggravated robbery.

In the second example, an 85-year-old Wyoming homeowner described a scary encounter in which he said he fought with and shot a much younger intruder at his Riverton home late Friday night. Wayne Williams told the Cowboy State Daily that after he heard pounding and kicking at 11 p.m. outside his home, he pulled his .380-caliber pistol from its holster, tossed the holster on his bed, went to the front door — and opened it to confront the intruder who stood six inches taller than Williams and pushed him into the home. But Williams gamely fought back and ultimately won the harrowing battle.

The following are 10 other instances during which violent, dangerous thugs got all they could handle — and more — from folks you might not expect would fight back:

Female steals car while 13-year-old boy sleeps inside vehicle. He wakes up, punches her in face several times — and she ain't sticking around for more.


It was around 4:45 a.m. on March 3, 2022, when a woman called police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saying her Nissan was stolen from a parking lot at 4800 South Darlington Avenue — and with her 13-year-old son sleeping in the front seat.

The boy later said he woke up when the suspect — identified as Koleasha Pruitt — hit a curb. And that was when he realized the woman driving the car wasn't his mother.

Police said the boy punched Pruitt several times in the face to get her to stop the car. KTUL-TV reported that she crashed into a center median. After Pruitt exited the vehicle, the boy locked the doors, police said. And even though Pruitt several times threatened to taser the boy, it didn't come to pass since she was locked out of the vehicle, police said.

At some point the boy called his mother and said the car was near 37th and Yale Avenue, police said, adding that the suspect ran off, but cops soon tracked her down. The boy wasn't injured, KTUL reported, adding that he is now back with his family.

Pruitt was arrested and booked into the Tulsa County Jail on charges of kidnapping after former conviction of felony, possession of a stolen vehicle after former conviction of felony, and obstruction/interfering with an officer.

'Mess around and find out': Would-be car thief picks wrong car, gets his 'butt whipped' by 66-year-old car owner


The Brevard County (Florida) Sheriff's Office said 29-year-old Blake Robinson tried to steal a car parked outside a home in the early morning hours of June 27 but was interrupted by the car owner, a 66-year-old man.

Authorities said after calling 911, the car owner confronted Robinson and got into a physical altercation with him. While Robinson knocked the owner to the ground and kicked him in the head, the car owner — Robert Polk — fought back and was able to incapacitate Robinson until police arrived.

"Welcome to Brevard County, where we proudly support ... 'Play stupid games ... win stupid prizes,'" the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook about the incident.

Deputies arrived at the crime scene and arrested Robinson, who allegedly had blood around his mouth and "was seemingly having a tough time getting up off of the ground, after getting his butt whipped by a 66-year-old man!"

The sheriff's office added, "Mr. Tough Guy ... got manhandled by a 66-year-old man who thankfully only required brief medical treatment and was left without any serious injuries!"

Deputies added that Polk's face was red and swollen, and one of his ears was covered in blood, but Robinson needed medical attention.

The sheriff's office also noted, "As for Robinson, he was fortunate enough to be in Brevard County where he won a few prizes for being stupid including a chauffeured ride to a local medical facility to check his injuries before arriving at his less than luxurious accommodations at Ivey's Iron Bar Lodge! At the lodge he was given a freshly washed 2-piece ensemble to get comfortable in before being shown to his sleeping area in our open floor plan."

Robinson was charged with burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and felony battery on a person over the age of 65. He was booked in the Brevard County Jail on a $30,000 bond.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey said the suspect "got an enhanced charge for hitting someone over the age of 65 who ended up whooping his punk butt!"

Ivey added, "As we like to say here in Brevard County, 'Mess Around and Find Out!'"

Thug knocks woman to ground, steals her purse — but victim's 9-year-old daughter isn't having it and punches crook in face, chases after him: 'I fought back. I had to save my mom'


Danielle Mobley and her 9-year-old daughter Journee Nelson were grocery shopping in West Palm Beach on Nov. 2, 2021, when surveillance video recorded the moment a thug tried to steal the mother's purse.

"We struggled over the purse. He pushed me down to the ground," Mobley told WSVN-TV.

The suspect reportedly told Mobley to let go of her purse — otherwise "you're going to make me pop you," the assailant said while reaching for his waistband.

With that, Mobley's 9-year-old daughter ran over to try and save her mother from the attack. In fact, Journee is seen on surveillance video punching the violent robber.

"We walked out the store, and then I took a little glance at him, and then I looked back at the car, and then I opened my door. And then, next thing I know, I saw him running towards my mom," Journee said during an appearance on "Fox & Friends Weekend."

"I fought back," Journee added to the cable news program. "I had to save my mom."

After Journee punched the thug in the face, he pushed her to the ground and fled the scene — but the brave 9-year-old girl still ran after him across four houses before he got away.

The thief ended up stealing Mobley's purse, which contained a cellphone, several bank cards, a wallet, cash, and her concealed carry permit. But the suspect — identified as 29-year-old Demetrius Jackson — was arrested two days later and charged with robbery and battery.

On Nov. 18, the West Palm Beach Police Department honored the pint-sized hero with a medal and certificate. Chief Frank Adderley said he bet the suspect was "shocked" by Journee's grit and guts, adding that "her actions were perfect timing in this particular situation, and I think she hit him pretty hard."

You can view a video report about the incident — which includes an interview with the mom and her daughter — here.

'He picked the wrong place to try and break into': 70-year-old, gun-toting homeowner sends lead-powered message to intruder


Steve Huntley, 70, was asleep early on the morning of March 21 when the noises commenced. Huntley — who lives in the Memphis neighborhood of Nutbush — told WREG-TV the sound was a "bump, bump, bump."

"That’s what got my dogs stirred up,” he added to the station.

Sure enough, Huntley said an intruder was trying to get into his home through a back door — and the elderly homeowner told WREG he soon was standing face-to-face with the intruder.

“I shoved him,” Huntley recounted to the station. “He hit the ground down there. I slammed the door and went in to get my pistol.”

Huntley added to WREG that upon returning to the face-off spot, he fired a single shot — and the intruder took off running.

“That’s the reason a lot of people are moving out of this neighborhood because of what’s going on,” Huntley added to the station.

WREG said a search through Memphis data revealed that police have been called 170 times within the past year about breaking and entering, property crimes, and thefts — all within a half-mile radius of Huntley’s home.

Huntley has a more personal reason to be on guard, the station said, after his son was shot to death in 2016. Therefore, Huntley told WREG, he's ready to throw down to the death if necessary when others threaten the safety of his loved ones.

“He picked the wrong place to try and break into,” he said of the hapless intruder. “Because my motto is, ‘If you come in here, you are going to meet your maker.'”

Police found the accused intruder a few blocks from Huntley's residence, WREG added, noting that charges against him were pending. You can view a video report about the incident — including an interview with Huntley — here.

'Something in me snapped': Young woman fights back against trio of would-be carjackers who pistol-whipped her in Target parking lot — and chases after them in her flip-flops



Police said the incident unfolded in the parking lot of a Target store on Pardee Road in the city of Taylor, Michigan, around 4:50 p.m. May 13. Taylor is about 20 minutes southwest of Detroit.

Rachel Smiglewski told WXYZ-TV she was sitting in her boyfriend's car when the trio of would-be carjackers wearing surgical masks threatened her with a gun.

"I was just baffled and so scared," the 24-year-old told the station.

She said she tried to call 911, but one of the thugs smacked her phone away and hit her face with the gun, after which she said she could feel blood spurting from her face.

Although she complied with their demands and handed over her car keys, Smiglewski said something inside her took over in the moment, and she decided to fight back.

"All of a sudden, something snapped in me, and I was like, 'You know what? No, I'm not going to let this happen to me. This is not going to happen,'" she said.

Smiglewski said she started yelling for help and slamming her hands on the roof of the car. People in the parking lot began calling police. Although the assailants still had her keys, they ran away from the spectacle she was causing.

But Smiglewski wasn't through. She ran after them — in her flip-flops, no less.

"I chased after them. We ran the whole parking lot, and I was wearing flip-flops. Then I lost my shoes, so my feet are all cut up," she said.

Smiglewski also said she realized they were not very big physically and got prepared to fight them: "I was back ready to fight all three of them because they look like they were scrawny little teenagers."

One of the assailants threw the keys at her as they ran away. Police said they ran into a BJ's restaurant, and the employees called police to let them know the suspects were hiding in their bathroom.

Police said they arrested three males between 14 and 18 years old and recovered a 9mm Glock. Police said they believe the two juveniles and the man had been playing basketball before they missed a bus to Detroit and decided to try carjacking someone.

When asked what motivated her to fight back, Smiglewski said she was fed up with people taking advantage of her.

"I've had everybody walk all over me and take advantage of me for years and years," she said. "You just get sick of it, and I'm not going to let anyone do that to me anymore."

Smiglewski said on Facebook she's a sandwich artist at Subway.

"I fought and won and am so glad to be alive and not shot dead over some car," she wrote in the post.

You can view a video report, which includes an interview with Smiglewski, here.

Violent home intruder handcuffs 85-year-old woman to chair. But she manages to get her .357 Magnum revolver — and shoots intruder dead.


An 85-year-old woman in rural Idaho is being hailed for her heroic actions after she was the victim of a brutal home invasion.

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the home on March 13 and found a man dead from gunshot wounds and an injured elderly homeowner.

The home invasion began about 2 a.m. when 39-year-old Derek Ephriam Condon parked a mile away and used a screwdriver to break into the home through a window, according to Bingham County Prosecutor Ryan Jolley. Condon was wearing a military jacket and a black ski mask.

Condon then bashed the head of a sleeping Christine Jenneiahn with his gun. Police said they found blood on her pillow.

The man then dragged Jenneiahn to the living room and handcuffed her to a wooden chair. He demanded she tell him where her valuables were located and grew angry when she said she didn't have much. She said he put his gun to her head at that point.

She told him there were two safes downstairs, and Condon left her handcuffed to rummage around for the safes. That's when he discovered her disabled son also was in the home, and he was angry that she hadn't told him about her son.

When Condon left her alone again, Jenneiahn was able to drag her chair to her pillow and retrieve a .357 Magnum revolver. She then hid the gun and waited to see what Condon would do next.

Jolley said Condon threatened to kill her while burglarizing the home, so Jenneiahn decided to take a chance and shot at the man.

Condon was struck twice and was able to shoot back at Jenneiahn with a 9mm gun, striking her in the leg, arm, chest, and abdomen. Condon then made his way to the kitchen where he died of his wounds.

Jenneiahn was still handcuffed to the chair and remained on the floor for 10 hours before her son was able to bring her a phone so she could call the police. She was given life-saving treatment and taken to a hospital.

Jolley said that police found Condon's car near the home with footprints leading to the house. They also found a set of lock picks on Condon's body and a bag containing some of the Jenneiahn's possessions.

The incident was determined to be a “justifiable homicide” under Idaho criminal code, according to Jolley. He called the case "one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation" he had ever seen.

"Her grit, determination, and will to live appear to be what saved her that night," Jolley added. "Christine was justified in taking any and all means necessary to defend herself and her son that night." You can view a video report about the incident here.

Woman fights 3 armed males who tried to carjack her, and they take off without her vehicle. Still, police said 'do not fight back' against robbers — especially armed ones.


A 39-year-old woman began to exit her car in the Plaza shopping center's parking lot in Streetsboro, Ohio, around 1 p.m. Aug. 9, 2022, when a motorist drove up behind her, WEWS-TV reported.

With that, three men armed with guns got out of their vehicle, approached the woman, took her keys, and got into her vehicle, the station said.

But the woman climbed into her car's back seat, after which a struggle ensued, the station said. Soon all of the men exited her car and took off, police told WEWS, adding that the woman sustained a minor injury, and a description of the robbers wasn't provided.

After the attempted carjacking, police issued a warning to crime victims through the station: "We are glad that she is OK, but we would recommend that people do not fight back with people who are attempting to rob them — particularly if they are armed. Their safety is more important than any of their possessions ... this terrible crime can and does happen anywhere."

83-year-old great-grandmother who needs dialysis three times a week fights back against carjacker by biting him


The Harris County Sheriff's Office said 83-year-old Lydia Sanchez was leaving the La Michoacana grocery store in the Aldine area of Houston at 8 a.m. March 28 when a much younger, stronger male attacked her, KTRK-TV said.

Lee Sanchez, her son, said she fought back against the suspect who was trying to steal her car: "She ended up biting him, and my mom had a good hold on him."

The alleged assailant ripped Sanchez out of her car and threw her on the ground. He then drove away in her car with her purse and a large amount of cash.

Sanchez was hospitalized and later released. She suffered an extremely swollen knee, a busted lip, and a sore rib cage.

Surveillance cameras captured video of the suspect at a shopping center. He parked Sanchez's car behind Manny's Mexican Grill and Seafood Restaurant and then pulled on the door handle of a truck at the restaurant. Unable to gain entry, he walked away with a bag and abandoned the car.

Sanchez's family recovered her car, which she needs to attend dialysis three times a week. "We've got to focus on her healing," her son told KTRK.

Although her family is grateful that she wasn't more seriously injured, they want the perpetrator to face justice.

"She's doing her grocery shopping. She's 83 years old. Why?" her daughter Evelyn Garza asked. "To attack an elderly person? Yeah we want him caught!"

The family had to change out the door locks to her home because Sanchez's keys also were stolen. Sanchez has nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. You can view a video report about what happened to Sanchez here.

82-year-old man fights gun-wielding would-be carjacker, tackles him to the ground


Surveillance video — which you can view here — shows an 82-year-old man fighting a gun-wielding, would-be carjacker at an Atlanta gas station on the afternoon of March 11, 2021.

"I'm just glad to be alive," the elderly victim, who has chosen to remain anonymous, told WAGA-TV in an interview about the incident.

He described to the local news outlet how he was pumping gas at 2:30 in the afternoon when the suspect approached him.

"I thought he was going to shoot me," the victim said. "As I put my gas nozzle back and was getting ready to get in the car, I turned around, and he was there with a gun in his pants, and showed part of it. He just said, 'Give it up,' and I asked ... 'give what up?' and he said, 'You know what I'm talking about. Give me them keys.'"

Video shows the victim quickly grabbing medical records from the front seat of the car when he saw an opportunity to fight the assailant.

"I saw he wasn't looking, and I grabbed his arm with the gun in it, and we started tussling, and we hit the ground," the victim recalled. Video shows the assailant's gun was tossed in another direction during the scuffle.

After getting off the ground, the suspect allegedly grabbed the gun again, pointed it at the victim, saying, "Do you want me to shoot you? Don't make me shoot you, man."

The elderly victim then ran into the convenience store seeking help while the suspect attempted to steal the car. But after the suspect reportedly was unable to get the vehicle to start, he fled the scene.

"Oh, it scared me! It scared me. I thought he was going to shoot me," the victim recalled, adding that "desperate" criminals now are picking on victims they assume are vulnerable.

The crook made quite the misjudgment in this case.

Texas woman, 65, fatally shoots alleged home intruder who attacked her fiancé


A 65-year-old Texas woman fatally shot a home invasion suspect who reportedly attacked her fiancé.

The incident unfolded in Fredericksburg early on April 11, 2020, when 19-year-old Cleto Neri Solorzano reportedly attempted to break through the couple's patio door.

The 73-year-old homeowner investigated the source of the noise when he reportedly came face-to-face with Solorzano, who forced his way through the door, struck the homeowner with a blunt object, and began choking the victim.

That's when his fiancée jumped into action. After witnessing the attack, she reportedly ran back to the bedroom, grabbed a handgun, and fired a warning shot. Sources reportedly said she demanded Solorzano stop the attack, which rendered her fiancé unconscious, and leave the property — or she'd make the second shot count.

Solorzano apparently refused, so the woman made good on her threat — and shot the intruder in the head.

KXAN-TV reported that authorities arrived on the scene, and emergency workers transported Solorzano to nearby Hill County Memorial Hospital. He later was transferred to University Hospital in San Antonio where he was pronounced dead.

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