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A Salt Lake City homeowner halted a break-in and then fended off assaults by two male burglary suspects with the threat of a firearm, police say.
Salt Lake City police detectives say the homeowner and his wife were awakened about 3:40 a.m. Thursday when their garage alarm went off. They found one suspect inside their car, and when they confronted him, the suspect's male accomplice — waiting inside a getaway car outside the home near 2300 S. Wyoming Street (2450 East)— joined the fray.
When the homeowner declared he was armed, the duo fled, jumped into a gold or silver mid-90's Honda Accord, and sped away.
Descriptions of the suspects were sketchy. Both were white males and one of them was heavily tattooed, police said.
Anyone with information on this case is urged to call SLCPD at 801-799-3000, or anonymously text 274637 using the keyword "TIPSLCPD."
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