Avery Cormier was awoken by the sound of a man breaking into her Middleborough home around 7:20 a.m. on Friday morning, according to police.
A brave 14-year-old girl scared away an intruder who broke into her Massachusetts home while she was alone with her 12-year-old sister, according to police and reports.
Avery Cormier was awoken by the sound of a man breaking into her Middleborough home around 7:20 a.m. on Friday morning,Joseph Ridge, 58, of Bourne, was trying to burglarize the home when Avery grabbed two steak knives and confronted him, WCVBRidge, who is known to police and described as a “career criminal” was out on bail at the time, fled the home, cops said.“I got him out of the house. I scared him.
“I would like to commend the courageous actions of this girl. Even in the midst of an extremely scary event, her bravery assisted us in identifying the man believed to be responsible for breaking into her home,” Middleborough Chief Joseph Perkins said in a statement. Joseph Ridge is seen taken into custody by Massachusetts State Police on April 15, 2022 at the Middleborough Police Department.
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