Girl, 12, Thwarts Burglars as She Hides Under a Blanket and
Calls 911  Filed under: In The News, Amazing Kids   A 12-year-
old girl in Troutdale, Ore., called 911 and helped local police
nab three suspects when burglars broke into her home Monday
afternoon.  KATU, the ABC affiliate in Portland, reports
MacKenize Hughes was home alone when she hid under her covers
and called 911, describing the car outside and what was
happening inside the house.  "I heard a knock on the door," she
tells NBC's "Today." "It was this Hispanic guy I've never seen
in my life. So I just sat there really, really quietly, and he
kept on pounding on the door. And all of a sudden, I saw him
turn the knob."  She immediately ran to her room and called 911.
"He's rummaging around," she tells the dispatcher on the
recorded 911 call. "I can hear."  "OK. Talk quiet, OK?" the
dispatcher responds on the recording. "Can you tell where the
noises are coming from?"  "Yeah, it's right down the hall."  At
one point, "Today" reports, the burglar was