HIALEAH, Florida (KTRK) -- It's the most terrifying situation for a new mother, and it happened to a Florida mom.
She hid in a bathroom with her 3-month-old baby boy as masked robbers tried to break into her house. We're now hearing her frantic call to 911, as three men pried open a window and climbed inside her home in Hialeah, just outside of Miami.
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The mother grabbed her 3-month-old son, locked the door and called 911. Moments later, surveillance video captured the men running away. They were arrested by police and charged. Officers rescued the mother and her 3-month-old son.
"Oh my God," she whispers to the 911 operator, who tells her, "Make sure your room is locked, Momma, OK?"
"It's locked," she says while crying.
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"Try to calm down, okay," says the operator, "you are doing fine. Don't cry, please. You're doing fine, so listen to what I am trying to tell you."
Something apparently spooked the would-be robbers, because moments later, surveillance video captured the men running away. They were arrested by police and charged.
And the best news? Officers rescued the mother and her 3-month-old son, who were both unharmed..