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‘Holy cow, I gotta call 911′

‘Holy cow, I gotta call 911′

‘Holy cow, I gotta call 911′: How a man on holiday 1,400 miles away used an iPhone to stop a burglary at his home

A man was able to stop burglars from breaking into his home - by using his iPhone while more than 1,400 miles away from his house.

Vince Hunter used a £2.60 application called iCam that allowed him to monitor his home security system.

After motion sensors picked up the movements of two burglars at his home in Dallas, Texas, it alerted him with a text message.

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Caught on camera: One of the raiders examines the door of Vincent Hunter’s Dallas home shortly before throwing a brick through the glass - his actions were caught on camera and seen by the homeowner 1,400 miles away via his iPhone

Guns drawn, police officers enter Mr Hunter’s home after he dialled 911, the number for emergency services in the U.S.

Hunter, who was visiting his parents in Connecticut more than 1,400 miles away, was able to tap into his security system and watch what was happening on his iPhone.

Two men wearing gloves peered through his patio windows before a brick was tossed at the glass, eventually shattering it.

Hunter called police and his home security system automatically dialled 911 when the window shattered.

As Hunter continued watching on his iPhone he saw Dallas police entering the house with their guns drawn.

The two raiders, who are believed to be responsible for a spate of burglaries in the area, fled empty handed.

Hunter said he bought the application several months ago to supplement his home security system.

Handy app: The iCam application allowed Mr Hunter to monitor his home security after receiving a text to say the men had broken in

Secure: Mr Hunter reviews his home security system which is linked to both his computer and iPhone after the second burglary at his home

Having been the victim of a previous burglary he installed a series of cameras to monitor his home.

The iCam application allows him to watch the video feed live from anywhere in the world.

Hunter was filling his car up with petrol when he received a text message from iCam alerting him to movement outside his home.

He said: ‘I checked the footage, and see in real time guys in this area, and they’re kind of hunched over.

‘They’d just broken the glass. I said “holy cow, I gotta call 911″.

‘I go back to the footage, sure enough, they’re in the backyard checking things out.

‘They’re throwing bricks … at the tempered glass and they can’t break it three times.

‘Finally, it appears they wind up and kind of go back in that area, and they just hurl this brick through the glass and … this brick ends up in our living room.’

Police said they hoped to use the video camera footage to track down the burglars.

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