SOMEONE TRIED TO BUST THE SCREEN DOOR.

Betty Churchill has lived in her home for 50 years and has seen a lot of changes in Preston Hollow. In that entire time, she also has avoided being a crime victim — until recently.

“They tore off the back screen and broke the back door,” Churchill says of the incident.

Fortunately, the criminal ran away before doing more damage or making off with property. Churchill believes she may have been at home when the crime occurred.

That morning, someone had left her home between 7:30 and 8:30. She believes the burglar may have thought no one was at home. She later walked into the kitchen where her back door is located; the burglar may have seen her.

In recent weeks, Churchill says, her door has been tampered with two more times.

The Victim: Betty Churchill

The Crime: Criminal mischief

Date: Monday, April 14

Time: Between 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 a.m.

Location: 5700 block of Meletio

“We’re being really careful over here,” she says.

Lt. Edwin Ruiz-Diaz of the North Central Patrol Division says screen doors are not the most secure type of door. He says that if someone does attempt to enter your home while you are there, the most important thing is to remain calm and call 911.

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