Woman chases intruder out
of her house
After awaking to a man standing above her bed in the middle of the night, a Hollister woman boldly chased the intruder out of her home and escaped any injury, according to police.
A little after midnight on Friday, a 31-year-old woman living in the 400 block of Primavera Drive was awakened by noises made my a young-looking Hispanic male in her home, said Hollister Police Officer George Ramirez.
“It is unknown what his intentions were or why he was in the house,” Ramirez said. “She became startled and immediately confronted him physically.”
A brief struggle ensued between the woman and the suspect, and because of her audacious actions the suspect got spooked and ran out of the home through the front door, Ramirez said.
The woman wasn’t injured during the struggle, and nothing was stolen from the residence, he said.
Minutes after the suspect fled the woman called the police, he said.
“She was very courageous,” Ramirez said.
The suspect entered the house by forcing open a sliding-glass window at the back of the residence, he said.
The suspect is believed to be a Hispanic male juvenile, about 5’4″ tall wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark pants, Ramirez said.
The woman wasn’t able to get a good look at the suspect because his face was shrouded by the hood and the darkness, he said.
Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Hollister Police Department at (831) 636-4330.
