The search is on for a burglar who broke into an Apopka home with a terrified family inside.It happened around 10 p.m. on Friday night.Investigators said the crook kicked in the door and had no idea a woman and her two young children were inside. She and the kids hid in a closet and called 911.When police arrived the burglar was carrying a TV out of the home. He drove away in an SUV, leading police on a chase for several miles. The man eventually crashed into a fence and ran away.The SUV used by the burglar to get away was also stolen, police said.Officers sent out the K-9 unit and searched for him with their guns draw, stopping several cars that passed by.The burglary cut himself during the crime. He left blood inside of the home and in the stolen car, police said.Also see: Egg hatches in bald eagle's nestAnyone with information on the burglary is asked to call the Apopka Police Department.14277264

The search is on for a burglar who broke into an Apopka home with a terrified family inside.

It happened around 10 p.m. on Friday night.


Investigators said the crook kicked in the door and had no idea a woman and her two young children were inside. She and the kids hid in a closet and called 911.

When police arrived the burglar was carrying a TV out of the home. He drove away in an SUV, leading police on a chase for several miles. The man eventually crashed into a fence and ran away.

The SUV used by the burglar to get away was also stolen, police said.

Officers sent out the K-9 unit and searched for him with their guns draw, stopping several cars that passed by.

The burglary cut himself during the crime. He left blood inside of the home and in the stolen car, police said.

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Anyone with information on the burglary is asked to call the Apopka Police Department.