Stranger danger incidents involving people approaching kids as they walk home isn’t something new. But a few days ago, a different type of stranger danger incident occurred, where two children were the targets in their own home.

Said Bakrim says he left his house to fix his car down the road. He’d asked his roommate to watch the girls when he left. His roommate had stepped out of the house for a few minutes to water the plants. That’s when a strange man appeared outside his daughters’ window.

“My phone rings then my daughter called me like dad, dad there’s a guy outside the window telling us open the door. The house is on fire. I was like what?,” said Bakrim.

He said he hadn’t panicked at first.

“I didn’t think… I thought he was just some random alarm guy, came in the back to fix something because I’ve been here for 20 years. I’ve never had this problem.”

He says he called his roommate to check the strange man.

“When my roommate called me, he was like there’s a guy… I’ve never seen him before. He says he’s your friend. Then I started worrying. Then I started running,” said Bakrim.

His roommate immediately called the the police and they arrested the suspect – 37-year-old Alex Fujioka for trespassing. After going to court, Fujioka was granted supervised release.

“Imagine if she opened the door? I don’t know what would happen. It’s not only once, he kept going back and forth,” said Bakrim. “Yeah they were a little scared, were crying for little bit.”

He says everything worked out, and he’s glad they were able to keep his children safe.

“I came here in like two, three minutes. He’s there. The cops are there. You know, I was like, wow. It’s a miracle,” said Bakrim.

Sgt. Chris Kim with Crimestoppers says the children did the right thing by calling their father. He says all parents should have a plan no matter the circumstance.

“Try not to leave the child unattended and if you do have to, just make sure you go over all the proper procedures with them, meaning in the event that something happens, an emergency what to do. You contact mom or dad or another family member, or you contact the police,” said Kim. “People will go around and say things to children, so just make sure that you stress the fact that they shouldn’t talk to or leave with any strangers.”