A burglar apparently got more

than he expected Tuesday morning when he entered a north Fayette home

and saw two children on their holiday break from school.

The suspect, described as a

"bulky" black male wearing a jacket fled the scene after spotting

the youths, who retreated to a rear bedroom with a baseball bat and dialed

911, said Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies searched the area

on foot immediately after the incident, and patrol would be beefed up

in the area, Jordan said.

Jordan said it was the county's

first burglary of the Christmas holidays, and burglaries usually pick

up this time of year.

Moments before entering the

house on Ga. Highway 279 near Mayfair Lane, the burglar knocked on the

door and no one answered, Jordan said. Because the house was locked up,

the burglar had to enter through a window.

And when the burglar left,

"He came out the same way he went in," Jordan said.

When deputies arrived at the

scene, it was unclear whether the burglar had left or not, and their only

way into the house was through the same window, Jordan added.

"We had to clear the house,"

to make sure the burglar wasn't still inside, Jordan said.

After seeing the burglar and

retreating to a rear bedroom, one of the kids grabbed a baseball bat to

defend themselves if necessary, Jordan added.

"The kids did exactly

what they were supposed to do: call 911 as quick as possible," Jordan

said.

A sheriff's deputy was

nearby when the 911 call was placed at 11:08 a.m. and was on the scene

one minute later, Jordan said.

The burglar did not get away

with any loot, Jordan added.

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