‘Somebody’s In Our House’: Colorado Father Stops Alleged Repeat Burglar Near Children’s Bedroom

By Stepheny Price and Ashley Papa | Fox News

A Denver family said they lived every parent’s worst nightmare, waking up in the middle of the night to find a stranger walking toward their children’s bedrooms.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kevin and Sarah Root described the terrifying early-morning encounter inside their southwest Denver home. The couple said the break-in happened around 3:30 a.m.

“We heard the footsteps coming up the stairs to where our room is,” Kevin recalled. “We looked at each other and said, ‘Somebody’s in our house.’ You realize you’re not dreaming — this is real.”

Sarah immediately grabbed her phone to call 911 while her husband went to check the hallway.

“The fear of what’s going to happen when my husband opens the door, that’s what replays in my mind the most,” she said. “Your gut just kicks in, and the fear of the unknown is really terrifying.”

Kevin said he shouted several times for the man to leave, but the intruder kept walking toward the rooms where their boys were sleeping.

“When he paused at the top of the stairs, I whipped open the door, jumped out and pushed him as hard as I could down the stairs,” he said.

Police arrived minutes later and took the suspect into custody. Sarah said it felt like forever as she stayed on the phone with dispatchers, watching the front door and trying to keep her son calm.

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