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Melvin Ramos opened his garage door to find the window broken Friday morning.
“They busted it with a crowbar and hammer,” said Ramos.
His first thought -- his 13-year-old son who was inside home alone.
Ramos found his son terrified, crying and hiding in a closet.
Ramos said his son told him he heard three men's voices as they ransacked the house.
The burglars got away with a laptop and pictures -- images Ramos said they want back.
“My son who passed away in ‘08, they were the only pictures we had,” he said.
Jerry Jones lives right behind Ramos and said his home was broken into less than two weeks ago. He said the thieves took electronics and baby clothes.
“Obviously they've been casing this neighborhood,” Jones said.
Ramos said he was relieved when he found his son safe in the home.
"Things you can replace, us you can't," Ramos said.
According to JSO's crime mapping system, there have been three other burglaries to homes within a half mile of where Ramos lives.
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