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.

Burglars break in through rooftops

Burglars are going to great heights to break-into Albany businesses, through the roof. Business-owners along West Broad Avenue reported to police at least three different attempted roof-top burglaries in the past week.

The latest roof-top break-in police responded to is at Daddy Records on West Broad Avenue. It happened sometime late Thursday night to early Friday morning.

The burglars entered through the roof and made a big hole in the ceiling to gain access to the store. It is the same way burglars entered into the 229 Fashions store, right up the road.

The owner of 229 Fashions Tim Shelton says it's not easy starting a business in Albany from the ground up. And the challenges are magnified when criminals strike.

"It hurt you know because I work real hard.

Police investigate another sex attack

A 24-year-old woman is the latest victim to join the growing number of women to be sexually assaulted in Brisbane.

Police say the victim was walking home along Blakeney Street in the inner-city suburb of Highgate Hill shortly before midnight when she was grabbed by a teenager and pushed to the ground and assaulted.

Her screams scared her attacker off.

The offender is described as being about 15 to 17-years-old.

Police are trying to stem the flow of assaults on the city's northside through Operation Echo Shine.

So far there have been 38 confirmed attacks on women in the area, despite ongoing police warnings about personal safety.

Griffith University criminologist Stephen Smallbone said last week those responsible are being driven by the notoriety of their crimes or their sexual fantasies and warned the attacks may escalate.

ADT Unveils Custom Home Gold Service to Cater Exclusively to the ...

ADT Security Services, a unit of Tyco Fire & Security, today announced the introduction of its ADT Custom Home Gold Service platform aimed at providing affluent homeowners with one-on-one, customized security and automation products and services to meet the demands of their lifestyle and home environment.

In addition to customized traditional security services such as burglary, fire, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm systems and services, ADT Custom Home Gold Service includes a selection of home automation offerings including full video services that allow homeowners to look in and record video of their home remotely from anywhere in the world.

"For many years, ADT has been helping our commercial customers meld emerging technologies into their security applications," said John Koch, president of ADT North America.