Cops: Deputy fire chief shoots burglar

[RamboLiberal]

A female intruder learned a painful lesson in Rhawnhurst yesterday: Never wake a sleeping firefighter.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m., police said, the burglar forced her way into a handsome corner house on Hoffnagle Street near Frontenac.

The property was the home of Deputy Fire Chief Robert Wilkins, who was apparently sleeping on the second floor when the woman entered.

Awakened by the noise, Wilkins partially made his way downstairs when he spotted the intruder and fired three shots, police said.

The woman, who was not identified by police, was wounded in the leg and abdomen. She was admitted to Aria Health's Torresdale campus in critical condition, cops said.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20100326_Cops__Deputy_fire_chief_shoots_burglar.html

[shadowrider]

1. Good

One less crook to worry about, at least until she gets out of jail.