MOM SCARES OFF WOULD-BE CAR BURGLAR

A Lakewood mom’s quick response recently stopped a burglar from breaking into her car while she and her child sat inside.

The victim was feeding her infant child in the backseat of her car in the 2100 block of Kidwell at about 4:30 p.m. Nov. 30 when a man approached and attempted to break into the car using a window-breaker. He seemingly didn’t realize someone was in the vehicle.

“I started yelling at him, and he got into the car and drove away,” the woman, who requested anonymity, posted to the social media site Nextdoor.

The would-be burglar got into an older-model black Ford Mustang and drove away. She called 911 and made a police report, but no arrest had been made as of press time.

—Emily Charrier

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