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Man Allegedly Pulls Gun On Girl Scout Selling Cookies
CBSLA.com) ^ | February 2, 2014 9:14 PM

Posted on 02/03/2014 6:16:42 AM PST by BenLurkin

TEMECULA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities in Temecula say a man pulled a gun on a girl scout who was going door-to-door selling cookies Sunday.

The incident took place in the 31000 block of Strawberry Tree Lane.

Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call.

Officials said the victim, a minor, was selling cookies door-to-door when a resident opened his door and pointed a gun at the girl.

The scout’s father witnessed the alleged incident and called police.

The suspect has been identified as 59-year-old John Dodrill of Temecula.

Authorities said Dodrill was taken into custody without incident. They also said a weapon was seized as evidence in the case.


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1 posted on 02/03/2014 6:16:42 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

well, the Thin Mints are roughly as addicting as heroin...


2 posted on 02/03/2014 6:25:07 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BenLurkin
There's got to be more to this than meets the eye. An unprovoked and otherwise senseless assult on a minor? The cynic in me says maybe it's a setup to further the gun confiscation agenda. A derivative of the proverbial ‘false flag’.
3 posted on 02/03/2014 6:29:10 AM PST by Paulie (Buy local, bank local, exert your influence locally; the left will fold like a cheap suit.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I was gonna say, I guess he really wanted some Thin Mints!


4 posted on 02/03/2014 6:29:41 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Paulie

Maybe he had a “No Solicitors” sign on his door.


5 posted on 02/03/2014 6:31:20 AM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished)
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To: BenLurkin

No abortion cookies wanted?


6 posted on 02/03/2014 6:33:20 AM PST by School of Rational Thought
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To: Buckeye McFrog

SoCal CRAZY !


7 posted on 02/03/2014 6:34:06 AM PST by Big Red Badger ( - William Diamonds Drum - can You Hear it G man?)
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To: BenLurkin

“Give me the Tagalongs, and nobody gets hurt!”


8 posted on 02/03/2014 6:34:48 AM PST by SIDENET
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To: Paulie

9 posted on 02/03/2014 6:34:50 AM PST by Right Brother
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To: BenLurkin

10 posted on 02/03/2014 6:35:50 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: BenLurkin

what a crummy thing to do.


11 posted on 02/03/2014 6:36:15 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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Having no knowledge of the time of the incident, I can’t help but wonder. Was it at night? Some areas of Temecula are rural. Was the homeowner plagued by break-ins? Had he been threatened in the recent past? Illegals using his neighborhood as a pathway?

While I am sure it was disconcerting to the minor and to her (at least I think it was a her. One can never tell for sure anymore) father, I cannot help but question the necessity of the physical arrest.


12 posted on 02/03/2014 6:43:59 AM PST by Glennb51
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To: Paulie

I too would like to see more, but I’ll bet that it’s as simple as he already has his gun out when he answers the door, and this is the first knock on the door in some time.


13 posted on 02/03/2014 6:44:32 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Paulie

Or maybe this is just a paranoid nut.


14 posted on 02/03/2014 6:49:16 AM PST by stellaluna
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To: dalereed

dalereed?


15 posted on 02/03/2014 6:53:57 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: Glennb51
Some areas of Temecula are rural.

This address is inside an urban gated community.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=31001+Strawberry+Tree+Lane,+TEMECULA&hl=en&ll=33.470039,-117.116277&spn=0.003061,0.012392&sll=33.470211,-117.116532&sspn=0.006811,0.012392&gl=us&hnear=31001+Strawberry+Tree+Ln,+Temecula,+California+92592&t=m&layer=c&cbll=33.470039,-117.116277&panoid=GMIe17wl0Gfwxza-MgErIQ&cbp=11,32.4,,1,-0.3&z=17

16 posted on 02/03/2014 6:54:58 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Aren’t they?


17 posted on 02/03/2014 6:55:41 AM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: Glennb51
Was it at night? Some areas of Temecula are rural. Was the homeowner plagued by break-ins? Had he been threatened in the recent past? Illegals using his neighborhood as a pathway?

Don't know a whole lot of answers to the obvious questions, but some yes... Gated community of multi-unit condos - so likely relatively crime free area with high levels of local traffic, but probably very unlikely for someone to randomly knock on your door at any time.

18 posted on 02/03/2014 7:02:08 AM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Paulie

I suspect that he is a clinical paranoid, without a peephole or other way to see who was knocking, and so frightened that he assumed anyone at his door would be there to “get him”.

The interesting note was that he was arrested without incident. This suggests that he was not so far gone that he didn’t realize what he had done.

The alternative might be that he was half-expecting someone to come after him, suggesting involvement in the drug trade. So after hastily flushing the evidence, he peacefully surrendered to avoid a much worse sentence, figuring he could apologize down to a misdemeanor or even time served.


19 posted on 02/03/2014 7:05:59 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
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To: null and void

That’s my name, Dale Reed


20 posted on 02/03/2014 7:06:32 AM PST by dalereed
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