Officers dispatched on a ``shots fired'' call arrived in the Sawgrass Mills mall, 12801 W. Sunrise Blvd. in Sunrise, at 12:32 a.m. Oct. 18 after many citizens had dialed 911.

They found a 30-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman. The man said they had just left the movie theater when he saw two men ``suspiciously'' walking behind them.

As he unlocked his car, one of the men ran toward him. When they got into the car and locked it, the robber began to hit the driver's window with his fist and pulled on the door handle while the other man stood about 50 feet back acting as a lookout.

The victim said he feared for his life when he saw the man reaching into his waistband so he opened his glove compartment, pulled out his Heckler & Koch P30 pistol, opened the door and fired five shots at the robber in self-defense.

The robber ran back toward a black two-door Honda while still trying to remove something from his waistband. The victim said he still feared for his life and fired a few more shots.

Both robbers left in a Honda with the victim behind them. He told police he tried to get a tag number but finally lost sight of the Honda.

His concealed weapons permit was valid.

COOPER CITY

Jewelry, cameras stolen: Someone pried open a rear sliding glass door and entered a home in the 9300 block of Southwest 54th Street between 8 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. Oct. 26. The burglar left with two digital cameras valued at $250 and two boxes containing jewelry valued at $10,000.

Focus burglarized: Someone used a brick to smash the front passenger window of a 2003 Ford Focus while it was parked in the 5600 block of Southwest 115th Avenue between 11 p.m. Oct. 18 and 8:19 a.m. Oct. 19. The burglar stole a Hewlett-Packard laptop from the floor of the front passenger seat, a Zoom video player from the center console and a bag containing school books and a credit card from the front seat. The property and damage estimate was $1,360.

Home ransacked: Someone entered an unlocked home for sale in the 3900 block of Northwest 97th Avenue. The owner said he left a garage door unlocked while he was in Orlando with his wife between 12:45 p.m. Oct 24 and 1 p.m. Oct. 25th. The burglars stole two computer monitors, a laptop computer, a printer, two signed footballs, five Russian pocket watches. a 60-inch TV, Surround Sound, a Comcast box, a diamond necklace, a gold ring with diamonds and a checkbook. The items were valued at about $5,600.

DAVIE

Lawn tools taken: Lawn equipment valued at $6,950 was stolen from a lawn care trailer parked in a ``secure area'' at Extra Care Storage, 3401 S. State Road 7, between 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 8:46 a.m. Oct. 13. The burglars pried open the side door of the trailer and took two mowers, two hedgers, two blowers, two weed trimmers, an edger and a generator.

Donation box stolen: A driver for the Cancer Free America Foundation said he placed a donation box in the Tower Shops, 2300 S. University Dr., about 2 p.m. Oct. 11. When he returned an hour later the metal bin was gone. He told police the metal bin was valued at $700 and usually contains shoes, clothes and other items for cancer patients.

Bumper boosted: Someone stole a bumper and molding from a 2003 BMW in the 6900 block of Southwest 39th Street between 10:30 p.m. Oct. 14 and 8:30 a.m. Oct. 15. The loss was estimated at $1,000.

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