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A Real Case of Home Alone

By james_fudge

In Live Oak, California (near Fresno) a 12-year-old was at home alone playing video games when two men broke into the house, tied him up with extension cords, and robbed the place. The 12 year-old boy was home alone because his parents were out Christmas shopping. It sounds like the film "Home Alone," but this true story was anything but fun or light-hearted. It was terrifying.

According to police and press accounts, the two men gained entry through an unlocked door at the rear of the home and began searching it for things to steal. The victim heard the suspects walking around the kitchen and investigated, surprising them. At this point they grabbed the boy, tied him up and tossed him into "one of the rooms" in the house. Police say that, after the suspects drove away in a red car, the boy managed to break free and go to a nearby neighbor's house to call police. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on December 15, 2010 (boomark / email).