Gnome de Guerre

Jersey City, New Jersey, April 18, 2005:

A local man stopped an intruder from entering his home by lobbing a heavy garden gnome at him, police said Monday. Ron was woken early on Sunday morning by the sound of an intruder on the roof of his home, which he apparently shares with several other (unidentified) people.

"I grabbed the first thing that came to hand -- one of my garden gnomes -- and hurled it at the son-of-a-bitch," he recalled. "I hit him square in the nuts!"

"He lay there in agony grabbing his package. I went back into the kitchen and found a rolling pin in case he came down. I didn't want to break another gnome."

A neighbor alerted police who arrived shortly afterward and arrested the intruder.

"Our usual advice would be not to get involved, but to contact the police straight away," said a spokesman for the Jersey City Police Department.

"We do appreciate that in the heat of the moment people react to that situation, and if it results in a happy outcome that's great. Ron is a hero...of sorts."

Posted by Bittle at April 18, 2005 11:28 AM