The next day, they woke up, had their coffee, and checked the footage. What met their eyes almost immediately caused the blood to freeze in their veins. They realized in a split second that their baby girl hadn’t just been in danger; she had been targeted.
They noticed from the footage that the baby’s room stayed completely still until precisely 3:12 a.m. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the dog stood up and got ready for action, her ears flattened and her back straightened, as she started growling furiously at the baby’s room’s window. The scene that then unfolded on their phone was truly horrifying to see; the window frame slid up on its own. Someone must have pushed it from the outside to gain access. Next, a gloved hand appeared trying to rip the screen to shreds.
Without losing a second, Laura leapt into action, rushed at full speed towards the window, tore the curtains open with her teeth and jumped directly on the windowsill, barking as loud as never before.
In just a second, the hand disappeared back into the darkness.
The mom didn’t wait for the video to end before she called 911.
As the detectives arrived on the scene to gather evidence, pieces of the puzzle started to fall into place. Apparently, a series of burglaries had plagued the small town over the past month where the burglar had broken into the houses of residents using the ground floor windows. Even worse, the police realized he was intentionally targeting homes with newborns. He knew the parents would be utterly exhausted, deeply asleep, and highly vulnerable in the middle of the night.
