How are we defining &quot;home&quot; here? Does the typical small-time burglar own a house? Does he care about skipping out on a lease? Does he even HAVE a lease or is has he been sleeping on the couches of &#x27;friends?&#x27; If I&#x27;m committing a small burglary, I doubt I&#x27;m very attached to my current address.<p>Back to this story: you have to check out whomever matches the description and is nearby. The only thing that the police needed to do in this situation was to not make it a situation. Reaching for that gun was The Wrong Thing To Do because this guy was cooperating.