{"id":3787,"date":"2026-07-24T19:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3787"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:07:08","slug":"would-be-burglar-picked-the-wrong-north-carolina-house-to-break-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3787","title":{"rendered":"Would-Be Burglar Picked The Wrong North Carolina House To Break Into"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Authorities say a would-be burglar was shot while attempting to force his way into a Gastonia, North Carolina, home.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3785\">Anti-Violence Activist Allegedly Stabs Woman With Box Cutter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gastonia Police said in a Wednesday Facebook post that 57-year-old Cedric Ford and his girlfriend, 47-year-old Sanja Stallings, claimed that Ford had been shot at an intersection in a July 12 911 call. However, technology quickly disproved the couple\u2019s claims that Ford had been attacked in a drive-by shooting after an investigation led cops to a home at a different location. <strong>(RELATED: Watch Home Invaders Meet Armed Occupant. It Doesn\u2019t End Well For Them.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"429\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1707098567259813%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetectives utilized Flock Safety\u2019s Audio Detection system, which identified the sound of a gunshot at approximately 7:14 a.m. within roughly 100 feet of the Ware Avenue address that had reported the crime,\u201d Gastonia police said. \u201cDetectives responded to that location and spoke with the homeowner, an elderly disabled resident who reported being the victim of multiple burglaries and robberies within the previous month involving the suspects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Ford was attempting to break into the residence at approximately 7:13 a.m. when the homeowner fired a single round through a window, striking Ford,\u201d the Gastonia police continued.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3784\">California Employs An Army Of DEI Officials In Fake, Cushy Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The homeowner, 74-year-old Donald Bolynn, told WBTV.com that he had multiple health issues, including hearing loss, but said he heard Ford trying to force his way into the home. He initially didn\u2019t see anything, but then saw Ford in the window.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when I got my gun and shot,\u201d Bolynn said.<\/p>\n<p>Flock surveillance systems have become controversial due to privacy concerns and allegations of misuse of data from the company\u2019s Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR). <\/p>\n<p>The technology has drawn fierce responses from Americans, with some even going as far as destroying the cameras. A Virginia resident is facing charges for knocking out 13 Flock cameras, and has been treated as a social media hero.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3782\">Harmeet Dhillon Pounces On US Territory\u2019s Semi-Auto Ban After Key Ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Ford and Stallings were charged with first-degree burglary, WBTV.com reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe homeowner will not face charges,\u201d Gastonia police said in the statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man who tried to claim he\u2019d been shot in a drive-by was actually a burglar shot while attempting to force his way into a North Carolina, home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,1513,833,869,26,1517],"class_list":["post-3787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-2a","tag-armed-citizen","tag-homeowners","tag-north-carolina","tag-second-amendment","tag-self-defense"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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