A Toronto father was working Saturday afternoon when he got a notification from an app connected to his home security system. And what he saw on his phone was every parent’s worst nightmare
The father, who CP24 is not identifying, watched as two strangers walked up to the front door of his North York home and tried to get inside. His 13-year-old son was home alone at the time
“While watching this, my son answered the door and seeing them how they barged in caused me to stop what I was doing, what I’m working here, and head home,” he said
The father shared the security footage with CP24 on Tuesday. In the video, a woman walks up to the front door, and a man joins her a few moments later
The two are seen knocking on the door and trying to open it. At one point, the man is seen holding a screwdriver
After their attempts to open the door fail, the two walk away. However, they quickly turn around, walk back to the door and enter the home
It is believed that this was when the 13-year-old boy answered the door
“They helped themselves in with the intent of extracting something from my home. And sure enough, they had done that by barging in and terrifying my son,” the father said
“They’re pretty slick in their means”
The two individuals allegedly took a laptop that belonged to the man’s wife, who was also not at home at the time
During the theft, the boy grabbed a knife to defend himself after noticing one of them holding a screwdriver
“My son was holding a knife in his armpit. And the gentleman — for lack of better words — he laughed at him saying, ‘Well, you’re going to stab me with that?’ and he started laughing,” the father said, recounting what his child told him
The two suspects shortly left the house. The son was not physically injured
Toronto police have now opened a theft investigation into the incident. Police, however, have not provided CP24 with any additional details about the investigation
The father said he has not received any updates from police about their investigation. He noted that officers attended their home Saturday evening to gather evidence
“I had inquired Monday morning if they had any leads, just so I can put my family at rest and we can go back to our dwelling and reside there. And we haven’t gotten anything,” he said
The incident left the family shaken, prompting them to temporarily leave their home, which the father said was a little “uncomfortable” and unsettling
Bryann Aguilar, CP24 Web Content Writer
Cristina Tenaglia, CP24
