Crime & Safety
Dunwoody Mom Remains Calm With Intruder Steps Away
Early Monday morning, Jaime Kelly could see a shadowy figure in the kitchen and computers stacked beside the patio door.
Rather than panic, a Dunwoody mother of three outsmarted a burglar early Monday morning.
At 5 a.m., when Jaime Kelly realized someone was in her home, she got her children out of bed and before she huddled with them in her bedroom Kelly shouted, “'Oh my goodness I left the door open last night," according to a WSB-TV News report.
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She could see a shadowy figure in the kitchen and computers stacked beside the patio door, the story said.
Kelly called 911 from her bedroom and within minutes police cars surrounded her home.
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The alleged intruder ran out into the woods. Police arrested H.T. Smith, 22. According to the news story, investigators are checking see if Smith is tied to other nearby break-ins.
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