Stopping a burglar in his tracks
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- September
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Readers are praising a 14-year-old Armonk girl who protected her younger sister and helped police catch a burglar Monday after the suspect allegedly broke into the family’s home. Katherine Weiss called authorities after locking herself and her 9-year-old sister Caroline in a bedroom during the break-in. Police apprehended a man who they say may be involved in a string of burglaries in the area. Read report Shawn Cohen’s account of what happened and then tell us what you think.
Here’s what one person had to say:
Great job at remaining calm and doing what needed to be done!! One less burglar on the streets due to her actions. Her parents should be very proud.
Another wrote:
What a wonderful outcome! … Congratulations to Katherine for her ability to function so well when she must have felt such fear, and being able to ease her community’s safety concern issues.
One reader took issue with part of the coverage, writing:
Great job by these girls, but I’m annoyed and disturbed by the photo. Did it dawn on anyone that, by putting a photo of these girls out there for the young burglar/his family/his friends to see, that you may be putting these girls in harm’s way?
A few readers were suggesting alternate methods of home protection, such as this person, who wrote:
I really don’t understand why people don’t get an alarm, especially if you are going to leave your kids at home alone. It’s so affordable. I pay $30 a month and it’s well worth it. Keep yourself and your family safe.
Another said:
Get a dog; best alarm system out there.
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on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 11:48 am by Tracey Princiotta.
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