Union City: Vigilant girl thwarts home invasion robbery

UNION CITY A group of would-be home invasion robbers were thwarted when a girl saw them and had her family call police executives informed Sunday The case occurred Friday around a m on the block of Tidewater Drive When the girl saw several armed accused outside her home she warned family members who called and scared the persons of interest off police disclosed in a news release Police describe the crew as four males with masks and hoodies and say at least two had pistols They were seen driving away in a white Ford Taurus The episode doesn t appear to be related to the attempted kidnapping of an -year-old girl earlier this week officers mentioned Anyone with information can contact Union City police Det Michael Bedford at - - or michaelb unioncity org