Tachimi-Kimmings Home Invasion

Tachimi-Kimmings Home Invasion was a house break-in that occured on November 12th 1984.

A day before the break in and siege 43-year old Patty Lennyson was angry at Martin Kimmings and Ichiro Tachimi buying the last Thundercracker figure for a birthday present for three-year old Maria Tachimi, who's birthday was today.

November 11
59-year old Ichiro Tachimi and son in law Martin Kimmings, aged 22 were buying a Transformers figure for Maria Tachimi, Martin's daughter, who turned three.

When Ichiro took a Thundercracker figure off the shelve, the reason was because Maria was fascinated with jets and her favorite color was blue, a woman named Patty Lennyson went up to him and told him to put it back.

Patty claimed that she was buying it for her son, who was six, Martin said that when he was paying for the figures, Patty started using verbal violence against him and Ichiro.

The cashier tried to calm down both parties, but no avail.

When Martin gave the cashier $27, he and Ichiro made a quick dash for the car.

19-year old Yuu, Ichiro's son looked on and them and he was told to "shut the fuck up and start the vehicle" by Martin.

Yuu said he was "shocked" at the bad language, but quickly sped on when he knew why.

November 12
While the family was watching TV at 9:00am the next day, the police knocked on the door.

Patty was told to stay outside, but ended up flying into a rage when the video of her chasing the three men played when the police decided he wasn't going to take a toy off a child.

When she started banging on the door, Yuu and Maria went upstairs.

Aftermath
Maria, who was three years old at the time was traumatised as a result of the incident and refused to leave her room