9yo's Bravery Saves Family from Home Invasion Attack | Crime Alert 04.25.25

A 9-year-old girl gives police dispatcher critical information to help save her family, who is downstairs with a man that broke into their house. Florida man trades pink wig and thong for an orange jump suit!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime alert, I mean see grace breaking crimes down. Orange County,
California cops commend a nine year old girls quick thanking
as it would be burg or tries to break into
the home. The girl upstairs calmly calls nine one one
listen nine.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Emergency police are paramedic. What address are you at? How
are they trying to get in? How old are you? Okay,
so your house is a two story, so your family

(00:36):
is downstairs and your upstairs. Oky, baby, I'm going to
hang up with you. Your sister is talking to my partner.
We have officers arriving on scene. Okay, okay, okay, Henny,
all right, good job.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
Okay, police say. The girl see someone trying to get
in through a downstairs window, then gives the dispatch or
crucial information, including the suspects approximate age, and that other
family members are in the home. The girl's father in
the kitchen confronts Jorgeman Doza Diaz thirty four, who tries

(01:10):
to run jumping a fence in a neighboring yard. Three
minutes later, he's cuffed facing burglary and trespass. The disturbance
at of Clearwater, Florida, Applebee's must have been a sight
to see a drunk man wearing a pink wig and
pink thong stumbled around the parking lot trying to get
in a car, but not his own. When Daniel Ciriello,

(01:31):
forty nine, is questioned by cops, he can't even answer
basic questions like what state he's in or where he's from.
Ciriello soon changes pink thong for an orange jumpsuit. Booked
on disorderly intoxication. More crime and justice news after this
Now with the latest crime in justice, breaking news Crime onlines.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
John Limley, a Connecticut man, has been convicted of murder
in the twenty nineteen killing of his friend, while the
search for their missing daughter continues. Forty eight year old
Jose Morales of New Haven was found guilty of murdering
Christine Holloway and tampering with evidence at her home in Ansonia,
roughly ten miles west of New Haven. He now feaces

(02:16):
twenty five to sixty five years in prison. When sentenced
on July eighth, prosecutors said Morales beat Holloway to death
and tried to clean up the scene. The jury deliberated
for just two hours before reaching a verdict. Morales had
testified he was under the influence of PCP and claimed
two intruders attack them and kidnapped fourteen month old Vanessa,

(02:40):
who hasn't been seen since. Despite being named a suspect
in the child's disappearance, Morales was never charged in that case.
Vanessa's name and photo remain on national Missing children databases,
and the FBI is still seeking information. In Pennsylvania, Governor
Josh Shapiro is reopening the official residence to the public

(03:03):
just days after an alleged arson attack targeted the historic home.
We turned now to Crime Online Sydney Sumner for more.

Speaker 4 (03:11):
Just over a week after a fire damaged the Pennsylvania
Governor's residence, Governor Josh Shapiro welcomed families back to the
mansion's west lawn for an Easter egg hunt. The event
marked a return to normalcy following an alleged arson attack
that forced the evacuation of the governor and his family.
The fire, which broke out around two am on April thirteenth,

(03:32):
caused significant damage to parts of the residents, including the
state dining and piano rooms. Authorities say thirty eight year
old Cody Balmer scaled a nearly seven foot fence, broke
windows with a hammer, and threw gasoline filled bottles into
the building. Balmer later turned himself in and faces multiple charges,
including attempted homicide, arson, and terrorism. Investigators are examining potential

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political and religious motivations for the attack, as the incident
occurred during the Passover holiday. In a nine to one
one call, Balmer allegedly expressed anger over Shapiro's support for Israel,
citing harm to Palestinians. Despite the damage, no injuries were
reported thanks to the swift actions of state troopers who
evacuated the governor's family. Restoration efforts are underway, with hopes

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to complete repairs by midsummer. An independent security review led
by former State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller is also in progress.

Speaker 3 (04:29):
The preliminary hearing for Cody Balmer is scheduled for May
twenty eighth.

Speaker 1 (04:33):
Thanks John, search efforts spanned forty four square miles with
K nine units and drones for Cannon Sallenberger fifty one.
When he didn't show up for business meetings, family members
last saw the Washington personal trainer Fab sixteen near his
business Body design Fitness. Police did a welfare check at
the apartment, found his three dogs and personal items, but

(04:55):
no Canon Search dogs. Trace is sent through the parking
lot but stopped at the edge of the complex. Canon
Sullenberger five eight slim, short, brown hair, brown eyes. If
you have info on Callan Sullenberger, please call Vancouver PD
six zero four seven one seven three three two one.

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