An overnight worker returning home after dropping off his wife late this morning interrupted a burglar carrying the man's television and Xbox out of his Park Manor apartment building, then won a knife fight with the burglar, police said.
The burglar, a man in his 20s, was in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with multiple stab wounds, said Chicago Police News Affairs....The resident confronted the burglar in the building foyer, and the burglar pulled out a knife, police said.
After the resident pulled a knife to defend himself, the two got into a fight that spilled out onto the street...
Arriving officers had to pull them apart. End result? Offender in critical condition and awaiting charges.
- Robbing a man who turned out to be an ultimate fighter proved to be a bad decision for a convicted felon, who is now in bad shape as he is held on bond.
Police say around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Anthony Miranda, 24, walked up to a car parked at 55th Street and Kenneth Avenue, just a few blocks from Midway International Airport.
Miranda asked the driver for a lighter, and the driver said he didn’t have one. Then Miranda pulled a handgun and demanded that the driver hand over his money, police said. At some point, Miranda’s attention was diverted and the victim was able to grab control of the gun and the two wrestled.
During the fight, Miranda accidentally discharged his own gun, shooting himself in the ankle, police said.
The victim — who told police he is a martial arts expert and ultimate fighter — was able to pin Miranda down until police arrived.
