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West Covina Father Encounters Attempted Carjacker While Loading Luggage to Truck

A burglar was nearly taken out when a man spotted him in the street trying to steal his truck and turned the tables. In a strange twist, the case has a connection to a West Covina little league player who has become a viral sensation.

Just a month prior to the attempted carjacking, 3-year-old Lennox Salcedo became a media sensation for running towards home base during his baseball game in a dramatically slow way. The little athlete’s slow motion, cliché aim to home base charmed Internet users.

Salcedo’s family was preparing for a family trip to Cancun Tuesday when the boy’s father, Edgar, encountered an attempted carjacker in his driveway. Just as Edgar was wheeling out his luggage for his family’s vacation, he found the burglar attempting to break into his pickup truck. Edgar raced to confront the man, who ran back to his getaway car.

Edgar endured a few cuts and bruises, but nothing that would prevent him from canceling the family trip.

The Salcedo family said they plan to deal with the attempted carjacking when they return from their vacation.

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