A home invasion turned quickly into a trip to the hospital for a 29-year-old suspect, not yet identified by police, when he came face-to-face with a father whose protective instincts kicked right in.
The brash break-in happened Thursday just before 5:30 p.m. in broad daylight at a home along Cook Avenue and Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights.
Bobby Tucker was home with three of his children when he heard a loud commotion, what he now calls a robbery gone wrong.