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Teen Helps Dad Escape Robbery Suspects

By  KRISTINE FRAZAO

Updated 9:07 AM PDT, Tue, Dec 2, 2008

Police talk to victim of armed robbery, who's daughter tried to fight off suspects.

 

A group of men robbed a Rolando family at gunpoint in the middle of the night. A teenager fought off the suspects, giving her father a chance to get away.

San Diego police said it happened at 2:21 a.m. at a home on Duchess Street.  The suspects entered the house through an unlocked door.  

The victim, who did not want to be identified, said there were at least three suspects and  at least one of them was wearing a Halloween mask and holding a large gun.  He said the suspects demanded money and jewelery, tied his hands up, told him to lie down on the ground and to keep his head down. 

Meanwhile, he said another suspect went into his 18-year-old daughter's room to try to take money as well.  The victim said his daughter is a black belt in Taekwondo and fought with the suspects. 

 The man said while his daughter was fighting with them,  he broke free and ran outside.  He used a neighbors phone to call 911. 

The suspects left a short time later and are still on the loose.  San Diego Police said they got away with money, jewelery and electronics.

No one required any serious medical attention.

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  • CA NOW Thursday, Dec 4 at 11:08 PM FLAG COMMENT Kudos to her for getting self-defense training and using it! To the people who are lambasting the dad for leaving, there's no evidence that he was trained in self-defense, and if the police hadn't been called the situation could have been a lot uglier. Both of them did the right thing.
  • anon Wednesday, Dec 3 at 12:34 AM FLAG COMMENT that is so awesome. i wanna learn tae kwon do!
  • Peter Tuesday, Dec 2 at 9:44 PM FLAG COMMENT Another story showing the value of locking every window and door in the house. Both people are very lucky to be unhurt and alive. Intruders do very ugly things to people, especially young girls. So they should thank their lucky stars and learn to lock up!
  • jaydee Tuesday, Dec 2 at 7:46 PM FLAG COMMENT why is there not a discripion of th alleged attackers? perhaps Hispanic..this news station not wanting to upset the future plans of Obama giving all illegle mexiczns thier long awaten excuse for to get american benifits>>
  • marina Tuesday, Dec 2 at 4:29 PM FLAG COMMENT Please learn how to spell if you are going to post something for everyone to read. They are a very lucky family, some people do not react until it is too late.

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