Northwest Fresno family burglarized by familiar face

Saturday, June 20, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno family thought a stranger was breaking into their home until the burglar looked familiar.

Dylan Martinez, 19, is behind bars after surveillance video showed him breaking into a northwest Fresno home Thursday morning.
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The Espinoza family says their 18-year-old daughter was awakened to the man when he entered the home through her bedroom window.

She quickly recognized him as a classmate from junior high school. She screamed for help and the intruder ran out the front door.
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"She woke up to this and she just saw him at the foot of her bed," said Alexa Garcia, daughter of the homeowner. "She recognized him. Obviously he looked a little bit older, but she knew that it was one of her classmates."

Martinez was arrested and faces a felony charge of burglary.
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