North OC Man Opens Fire On Burglars

GARDEN GROVE, CA - A Garden Grove homeowner fired at two burglars who were attempting to break int through the sliding glass door of his Garden Grove home Friday morning, authorities said.

Officers were sent at 11:15 a.m. to the home in the 9500 block of Imperial Avenue regarding a break-in, according to Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney.

The homeowner called 911 as the two men were breaking into the residence, Whitney said.

The burglars busted in through a glass rear-sliding door and were confronted by the gun-toting homeowner, who fired several rounds at the suspects, Whitney said.

The two men ran away through the backyard and made their getaway in an older model Audi sedan, Whitney said. The silver getaway car had paper plates and there was a third suspect behind the wheel, Whitney said.

It was unknown as of this report if any of the suspects were shot.

Police have notified area doctors, but have had no reports of gunshot victims, Whitney said.

A witness may have seen the suspects in Yorba Linda less than an hour before the break-in, said Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

"A woman called deputies at 10:30 a.m. to report she saw a man in the neighborhood with something covering his face," Braun said. "She said that when they made eye contact, he apparently realized she was on the phone and fled in a silver Audi with paper plates."

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