[nagdu] Article: Guide Dog Chases Burglars From Blind Woman's Home

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Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 11:59 AM
Subject: Article: Guide Dog Chases Burglars From Blind Woman's Home
Guide Dog Chases Burglars From Blind Woman's Home in Philadelphia 
By
Gillian Mohney 
May 4, 2013 9:21pm 

The guide dog of a blind woman is probably getting a few extra treats after
chasing out intruders from her home early Friday morning. 

According to police, the incident started around 3 a.m. when at least one
teenager broke into the 54-year-old woman's home in the Holmesburg
neighborhood of Philadelphia. After intruders entered her home through her
basement door, the woman woke up to hear stranger's voices, but at that
point her dog started to chase the intruders from her home. 

However even after the intruders were gone the woman was still in danger.
According to police, the intruders had turned left her gas stove on without
igniting the burner, so her home started to fill with natural gas. 

"[It was a] very dangerous situation," Francis Bachmayer, a captain at the
Philadelphia Police department, told reporters. "At 3 o'clock in the morning
it could have been a very serious situation. Thank god there were no
injuries." 

After chasing the intruders from her home, the guide dog led the woman to
her phone so she could call 911. After police arrived, they were able to get
the woman to safety and turn off the gas without it igniting. 

After an investigation, police arrested 18-year-old Tomayo McDuffy on
burglary charges. According to ABC News station WPVI-TV in Philadelphia,
McDuffy is a neighbor of the woman whose home was broken into. 
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/05/guide-dog-chases-burglars-from
-blind-womans-home-in-philadelphia/