A 74-year-old Redwood City woman was given quite a scare when two men attempted to break into her home Thursday afternoon, police said.
Police said the woman heard a knock at her front door at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday. She looked outside and did not recognize the two men, so she did not open the door.
The woman called police when the suspects entered her backyard, broke a window and attempted to enter her Upland Court home.
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The suspects fled, but police were able to take them into custody without incident after establishing a perimeter around the neighborhood.
Police arrested Gilbert Tapia Garcia, 19, and Jesus Romero, 18, both of East Palo Alto. The pair were booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of attempted residential burglary and prowling, police said.
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