Armed owner of Omaha jewelry store shuts down theft attempt after break-in
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Updated: 8:35 AM CDT May 7, 2024
ALL RIGHT. QUANECIA, THANKS. A WOULD BE THIEF BROKE INTO AN OMAHA JEWELRY STORE AROUND 1130 SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT JUST MOMENTS LATER, HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE OWNER OF THE STORE WITH A GUN. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S AARON HAGGERTY HAS THE STORE OWNER’S RESPONSE. NANCE. GARRETT PETIT CARD SAYS HE’S GOING TO KEEP THIS ROCK WOULD BE THIEF THREW IT INTO THE BACK WINDOW OF HIS STORE. CHADRON JEWELERS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT SORT OF UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON WHAT I’VE WORKED SO HARD TO TO BUILD HERE IS PRETTY UPSETTING. I PUT IN LATE HOURS AFTER WE LOCK THE DOORS SO I CAN GET CAUGHT UP ON BENCH WORK, AND THE CUSTOM STUFF THAT I REALLY ENJOY DOING. PERHAPS THE ATTEMPTED THIEF ASSUMED NO ONE WOULD BE THERE BUT A GOLDSMITH WHO SPENT ABOUT THREE YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN WAS. I TYPICALLY CARRY A FIREARM ON MY WAIST, EVEN AFTER HOURS. IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS KEYS, WALLET, FIREARM. BUT MY USE OF ONE IS THE SAME AS ANY OF THE OTHER TOOLS I HAVE BACK HERE. THEY ALL SERVE A PURPOSE, BUT THIS IS THE ONE TOOL THAT I HOPE TO NEVER HAVE TO USE. HE SAW THE BREAK IN ON THE SCREENS IN HIS OFFICE AND WAS READY TO GO. I SLAPPED MY FEET WHEN I WAS WALKING OUT BECAUSE I’M NOT TRYING TO SNEAK UP ON THE GUY AND HURT ANYBODY. I DON’T HAVE TO. I JUST WANTED HIM TO BE AWARE THERE’S ANOTHER HUMAN IN THE BUILDING, AND YOU SHOULDN’T BE HERE. THE GUN RAISED AND A FEW WORDS WAS ALL IT TOOK. HEY, MFA, YOU KNOW. BUT IT GOT HIS ATTENTION THAT JUST BEFORE HE GOT INTO THE CASE, WHICH HAS SOME OF THE STORE’S MOST VALUABLE PIECES, THIS CAMERA JUST STARTED TO PICK HIM UP, ALMOST COMICALLY HOLDING THE TOOL OVER THE GLASS. ALTHOUGH HE WASN’T IN A COMBAT ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN, HE SAYS HIS MILITARY TRAINING CAME IN HANDY. THIS IS ME JUST COVERING TO ENSURE HE DOESN’T HAVE FRIENDS OUTSIDE WITH WEAPONS POINTED AT ME. THANK MY LUCKY STARS THAT I PLAYED SO MUCH THOUGHT AND TIME AND REPETITIVE TRAININ
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Armed owner of Omaha jewelry store shuts down theft attempt after break-in
Garrett Peddicord was working on a long list of orders late Saturday night when a would-be thief threw a rock into his jewelry store.Peddicord, a goldsmith and the owner of Sidrony Jewelers near 144th and F streets, said he was ready to respond when he heard the window shatter around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. He looked up and saw someone jumping through the window on his security monitors.He spent about three years deployed in Afghanistan. He also opened Athena Arms in Bellevue. Although he wasn't in combat in Afghanistan, he says his military training came in handy.He sprung up from his chair with his gun drawn and shouted, "Hey !" That was enough to make the man scramble out the shattered window."Thank my lucky stars that I put so much thought and time and repetitive training and practice into how to responsibly carry a firearm," he said.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
OMAHA, Neb. —
Garrett Peddicord was working on a long list of orders late Saturday night when a would-be thief threw a rock into his jewelry store.
Peddicord, a goldsmith and the owner of Sidrony Jewelers near 144th and F streets, said he was ready to respond when he heard the window shatter around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. He looked up and saw someone jumping through the window on his security monitors.
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He spent about three years deployed in Afghanistan. He also opened Athena Arms in Bellevue. Although he wasn't in combat in Afghanistan, he says his military training came in handy.
He sprung up from his chair with his gun drawn and shouted, "Hey [expletive]!" That was enough to make the man scramble out the shattered window.
"Thank my lucky stars that I put so much thought and time and repetitive training and practice into how to responsibly carry a firearm," he said.