A 14-year old girl in Massachusetts warded off a man who broke into her house -- and police said she even helped them catch a suspect.
The girl was sleeping in her home in Middleborough when she woke to the sound of an intruder, according to a news release from the Middleborough Police Department. She saw a man stealing things in her house -- then grabbed two kitchen knives and confronted him, her mother told reporters.The intruder dropped the items and fled, police said. But the girl captured video of his vehicle and its license plate on her cell phone."I got him out of the house.
"Grabbed two kitchen steak knives and she went back and stood outside the door and started screaming at him 'Get out of my house. Get out of my house. You don't belong here.'"She added,"I'm blessed to have a daughter like her."Massachusetts State Police caught a suspect, whom they identified as Joseph Ridge, 58, shortly after, the news release said.CNN was unable to determine whether Ridge has an attorney.
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