{"id":2639236,"date":"2026-08-02T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-burglar-picked-the-wrong-north-carolina-house-to-break-into\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:36:27","slug":"would-be-burglar-picked-the-wrong-north-carolina-house-to-break-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-burglar-picked-the-wrong-north-carolina-house-to-break-into\/","title":{"rendered":"Would-Be Burglar Picked The Wrong North Carolina House To Break Into"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwould-be-burglar-picked-the-wrong-north-carolina-house-to-break-into%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2639236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man in gastonia, north Carolina, was shot while attempting to force his way into a homeowner&#8217;s residence. The authorities identified the assailant as 57-year-old Cedric Ford,who,along with his partner Sanja Stallings,initially claimed he was shot during a drive-by attack. However, police investigations using flock Safety\u2019s audio detection system revealed that Ford was actually attempting to burglarize the home around 7:13 a.m., and the homeowner, 74-year-old Donald Bolynn, shot him through a window after seeing him in the window. Bolynn, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >health issues including hearing loss<\/a>, explained he fired after witnessing Ford trying to break in. Ford and Stallings face frist-degree burglary charges, while Bolynn will not be charged. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-congress-targeted-with-thanksgiving-day-bomb-threats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats in Congress targeted with Thanksgiving Day bomb threats ... Washington Examiner\">incident highlights ongoing concerns<\/a> about surveillance technology like Flock\u2019s systems, which are controversial due to privacy fears and accusations of misuse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Gastonia Police said in a Wednesday <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1707098567259813\/\">post<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The homeowner, 74-year-old Donald Bolynn, told <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/07\/23\/man-lied-police-about-how-he-was-shot-gastonia-couple-charged-attempted-burglary\/\">WBTV.com<\/a> 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 class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s when I got my gun and shot,\u201d Bolynn said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Flock surveillance systems have become controversial due to privacy concerns and \u00a0allegations of misuse of data from the company\u2019s Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR).<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The technology has drawn fierce responses from Americans, with some even going as far as destroying the cameras. A Virginia resident is <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/news\/local-news\/suffolk\/suffolk-man-charged-with-destroying-13-flock-cameras\/\">facing charges<\/a> for knocking out 13 Flock cameras, and has been treated as a social media hero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Ford and Stallings were charged with first-degree burglary, WBTV.com reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe homeowner will not face charges,\u201d Gastonia police said in the statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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