The woman and her children were sleeping when an intruder broke into their apartment. The break-in was caught on a surveillance camera.
HOUSTON — A Houston woman confronted a man who broke into her apartment while she and her twin daughters were sleeping.
Surveillance video captured the moment the intruder broke into the apartment near Bissonnet and Gessner in southwest Houston.
The woman named Maria said the suspect turned on the lights and headed straight for her daughters’ bedroom. Thankfully, the girls were sleeping with her that night.
The single mom woke up when she heard the noise.
All while a mother and her twin daughters were asleep inside.
Maria was shocked to see the suspect loading up a shopping cart with snacks and drinks that she sells from home.
She came face-to-face with the burglar and asked while he was stealing her things. She said he pushed the shopping cart toward her and then ran out of the apartment.
He got away with about $600 worth of property.
Maria told KHOU 11 that the experience was terrifying.
Now, the family is living in fear that he might come back and try to hurt them.
Maria believes he had other intentions since he went into her children’s room first.
She said they won’t feel safe until he is caught.
The Houston Police Department is investigating the case. If you have any information, please call HPD or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
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