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"A Winston-Salem homeowner fired two shots at several teens who had broken into his house early Monday morning, Winston-Salem police said.Delmar Polite, 47, told WXII's Ericka Miller that he was asleep in bed when he heard his doorbell ring just before 2:30 a.m.\"I saw two kids walk away from the house, got it in the car, and then they came back. The next thing I heard was a force coming through my door,\" Polite said.Polite said he grabbed his .357 handgun and listened as the teens chatted amongst themselves about what items they were going to steal.\"Next thing, the young man was coming up the steps and I aimed and fired two shots. Then the guys ran out the door,\" Polite said.Polite said his shots spooked the intruders so much, they dropped the DVD player they were attempting to steal.\"I believe they just cased the house out to see that it didn't have any cars out front,\" he said.  \"It was dark.  Of course, they rang the doorbell several times to see if anyone was here and I purposely didn't answer the door.  Then all this other stuff happened.\"Polite called 911 and police said their interviews of six people led to charges being filed against four.The suspects were listed as Shakir Omrie Cruz, 16; Jonathan Efrain Ayona, no age given; a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl.  All four are charged with first-degree burglary.  Cruz and Ayona are being held at the Forsyth County Jail with bail set at $75,000.  No mug shots were released.On Tuesday, police said Brittany Elizabeth Link, 16, was also arrested and charged with first-degree burglary.  Her bail was set at $10,000.No injuries were reported, and Polite isn't facing charges.  Homeowners in North Carolina are allowed by law to use deadly force if they feel their lives are being threatened.\"For someone to come in your home when you're asleep, that's a very serious crime. It's almost like you're coming to kill me. But again, I'm going to defend my house, and if I had to do it again, I'm going to defend my house,\" Polite said.  \"I think I was lucky this time that nothing worse happened than it did.\"Anyone with more information about the crime is asked to call Crimestoppers at 727-2800."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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