Updated: 7/5/2006 5:26:52 PM
"Because he can't put blood in our house, that's why," Jacqueline said. So, the 5-year-old, who stands less than four feet tall, escorted the burglar to the back door and told him, "Get out of the house."
Police say the burglar was an intoxicated 17-year-old who had tried to get in at least two other homes. Investigators say he found an unlocked window at the Castillo house and climbed in, rifling through drawers in several bedrooms while Jacqueline's brother, mother, and grandmother slept.
A neighbor who heard the burglar at his home, called 9-1-1. Police then followed the trail of blood to Jacqueline's home and were in the backyard when she kicked the burglar out. She said, "When I opened the door, the cop was there."
"I think it was very brave of her," said Felix Castillo, her older brother. Felix says he is not surprised, because even though she looks sweet, "She messes with me. She's tough and she doesn't leave me alone," Felix said.
Police are still trying to figure out why the 17-year-old was covered in someone else's blood. Investigators are calling her their "Little Trooper."
Jacqueline's brother said, "She's like a scaring machine."
KUSA-TV
