Friday, September 28, 2007

Youngsters Foil Burglary

Eleven-year-old Alex Padron discusses current events in school each week, but he's never had a story like this.

Alex and his brother, Armando Padron Jr., 13, were home alone Thursday when three men burglarized their house, Tampa police said. The boys hid in a closet and called 911. Police responded quickly and caught the three men nearby.

"I'm very proud of them. Very proud. Because, of course, you start thinking of the worst," their mother, Vivian Padron, 41, said Friday.

Padron works for the Department of Children & Families. Her husband, Armando, owns the Fourth of July Cafe at 1611 N. Howard Ave. Both parents were at work Thursday while their sons, who are on vacation from St. Lawrence Catholic School, played video games at home on West Farwell Drive.

42 comments:

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well those kids are very good to be at home, but it is just a matter of luck because not all the time the house will be guarded by the youngsters

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Anonymous said...

Oh my...Lucky, those kids are smart enough to know what to do. It is imperative to secure your home to prevent burglars from breaking in.

Anonymous said...

This is exactly the reason why everyone should have a home security system: to make sure the family is safe. The last thing I want is my kids in front of 3 burglars..

Anonymous said...

Lucky these guys were not hurt. It really is a good idea to install a home security system. After all, prevention is better than cure.

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More and more instances of break ins now that the economy is down. We need to be more careful. What if these kids couldnt run fast enough and hide? what if they intruders had a gun? We need to protect our homes and families with the best protection. That is why I would say install a home security system. ADT has affordable and dependable systems with great response times.

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A 13 and 11 year old left alone and the mom works for a children services organization. It might be just me but 13 seems to be a tad young to babysit an 11 year old. Then again I do not know the 13 year old and he could be mature enough and he did the right thing. Parents call I guess but I would buy alarms for doors and windows and make sure everything is locked.
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Unknown said...

It's nice to read about burglars getting caught, and in this case, it seems like the kids took the necessary precautions to keep themselves safe - which is great! It's lucky that the cops were in the area, because from what many people have experienced, it often takes the police too long to respond to a typical home alarm. Just for your reference, and in response to other posts here, there are more effective home security systems to keep thieves out - products that might have prevented these kids from experiencing this break-in at www.armorconcepts.com.

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Amazing story, but still goes to show how vulnerable we are. Hopefully this thing will end.

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This is good...at least these youngsters behaved calmly and used their presence of mind.

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Sam said...

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These kids had a good sense of quick thinking and called the cops at right time. Fear overcomes any trouble and using such step do helps. If there are kids alone at home home monitoring do helps.

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