Smartphone App Helps Man Catch Home Intruder

When Brian Ways is out and about, he keeps an eye on his home with the help of a surveillance app on his smartphone. Now the Salt Lake City man is crediting the innovative security system with stopping him from coming face-to-face with a intruder.

The security system allows a person to view footage from a camera placed inside a house on a smartphone. This prevents a person from walking into a scary situation as was the case with the 82-year-old grandma who had to fight off a home intruder on her own.

When Ways was pulling into his driveway one day after work, he was shocked to see a woman in his video footage. She was grabbing his mail and even calling his name. Yet, he had never met her before in his life.

"I saw some woman poking her head in my door saying, 'Hello, hello?'" Ways told ABC News.

After calling his roommate to confirm that the woman was an intruder, Ways quickly called the cops. The woman, whose mug shot is shown in the video below, was then arrested before she was able to steal anything from the home.

"It still gives me goosebumps," Ways added.

Watch the chilling footage below.

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