California woman stops home invasion by hiding in closet to call 911

A woman brought a home invasion to a halt when she dialed 911 while hiding in a closet.

Five people were about to enter a home on the 8900 block of Pebble Beach Circle in Westminster, California, when four masked men forced their way inside with them. The victims included an older woman, a 14-year-old boy, a seven-year-old girl, an adult man, plus the woman who was able to hide in the closet. It was about a quarter to 11 p.m. on Sept. 11 when police received a call.

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Courtesy of Westminster Police Department in California

“Officers arrived at the residence in under three minutes and observed four males running out of the front door. All of the male suspects were observed wearing masks and armed with handguns as they ran from the residence,” the Westminster Police Department said in a statement. “A male suspect pushed the adult male victim to the ground and used a stun gun to gain compliance. Four of the victims were tied up in the living room as the suspects demanded to know where the valuables were kept.”

Police arrived within three minutes of receiving the call, but by the time they arrived, the four suspects were already running out of the house. Officers on the scene could see they still wore masks and had handguns. One of the suspected burglars, Danny Sommay, 29, was apprehended and arrested on charges of kidnapping, robbery, conspiracy to commit a felony, and armed criminal action.

Sommay’s 9mm handgun was revealed to have been stolen, so he was also charged with possession of a loaded stolen firearm. He is currently being held at the Orange County Jail on $1,000,000 bail.

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The other three suspects are still at large. Anyone with any information can contact WPD’s Detective M. Pierson at 714-548-3759, Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS, or submit anonymous tips at www.occrimestoppers.org.

Westminster received roughly 15 criminal reports every day last year. In the first three months of this year, the California city reported 130 incidents of burglary, according to Westminster’s Incident-Based Reporting.