Dec 16th, 2008 | survey

4-Year-Old Boy Breaks Into Store, Plays With Toys


Texas Toddler Steps Out For 3 A.M. Break In BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) ― Texas police responding to a store's burglar alarm found a less-than-hardened criminal inside: He was 4, and playing with the toys.

Detective Randy Stevens says the child apparently unlocked a door at his nearby home, got out, then crossed a street to reach the discount store.

Store surveillance video shows the unidentified boy trying one of the front doors to a Family Dollar store about 3 a.m. Monday, only to find it locked. But the second door was unlocked and the child went inside.

That triggered the silent alarm.

"When the officers got there, he was showing them his toys," said Officer Crystal Holmes.

Child Protective Services says the boy will be allowed to stay with extended relatives while they review the incident.




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X-faded-angel-x
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United Kingdom

posted Dec 26th, 2008 at 07:11 CST

i agree he is to young to no that its wrong, but he didnt break in if it wasnt locked os its not really  a crime. id say the biggst crime in this is how bad the securety is.

Ebenezer
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Fiji

posted Dec 18th, 2008 at 13:06 CST

If the store door was not locked then it is not a break-in strictly. He simply entered. I wonder how the parents are reacting to this situation. 4 year old in these days and age are quite advance in intelligence than when I was four myself. Fiji is not as hi-tech as the US, but 4year olds in Fiji are already using computers probably more inteligently than many grown-ups do.

K-9
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Texas, United States

posted Dec 16th, 2008 at 10:07 CST

yeah... it was left unlocked for sure, im sure the manager is in trouble

Vegangeek
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Sweden

posted Dec 16th, 2008 at 11:58 CST

I have to with funny, he is too young to understand what he is doing and what's up with the security if a 4-year old can "break" into the store?

Bmccue7
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Georgia, United States

posted Dec 16th, 2008 at 10:03 CST

I notice that it wasn't very hard to break in. I think that the store should be locked up at night.

 
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