Posted on 07/21/2010 6:11:20 AM PDT by marktwain
FAIRBANKS -- A Fairbanks bar owner helped nab a suspected burglar on a night last week in what he called a "textbook sting" right out of a TV show or movie.
On Wednesday morning, John Jackovich, who has owned the Big I bar for the past four years, discovered someone had pried the plywood covering off a hole on the south side of the bar. The hole, which leads to the basement, was the result of previous construction at the bar.
But rather than call police and report the break-in, Jackovich decided he was going to find out who was responsible. He carefully replaced the T-shirts the intruder had rummaged through so it would appear the burglary went unnoticed, and decided to set a trap.
He didn't want to concern his family about what he was planning, so he didn't tell them where he was going Wednesday night. He arrived at the Big I just after 11:30 p.m. with his .357 Smith & Wesson pistol, a gift from his late brother, who died in a snowmachine accident.
"I'm not a big gun guy, and I probably haven't touched that gun in 10 years," he said Thursday afternoon in his office at the Big I. "But everything I own is invested in this bar."
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Is it legal to shoot a trespasser at night in AK?
Welcome to the ranks of employerhood. People will lie, cheat and steal from their employer in ways they'd never do to a complete stranger.
“”I’m heartbroken the guy bit the hand that fed him,” he said.”
Obviously, he was being held down by da’ man. /sarc
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