. >> after a break-in and theft last weekend, bruce wiley had the locks on his doors changed.ut then he heard a noise and sensed an intruder was back so he got up and slowly started looking through the house. >> i came around the corner a person was going through the closet in a full mask. jeff: wiley used a flash light to block the burglar's sight and ordered him to the the suspect did not comply so wiley struck him with a flashlight and took him to ground. he called the police an they took the suspect in custody, a 17-year-old who was later released to his parents. they believe he got in through the backdoor. he thought the latch was closed but clearly it was not. he has known bruce wiley for 20 years and not surprised with how he handled the situation. >> he was an incredible detective. tenacious, dogged. determined. >> i was lucky he didn't have another, a gun or something like that. jess thanks to a priceless skill. experience. in fairfax county, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: 70's one day and then this. doug hill is standing by to tell us what is next. it's making the

bruce wiley says he was awakened by a noise at his reston home around 3 a.m. wednesday morning.a flashlight and a baton to investigate and found a man attempting to steal items from his home. that's when wiley hit the burglar with the baton and restrained him. police quickly arrived and arrested the 17-year-old suspect. wiley credits his response to his training in use of force situations. >> i almost talked myself out of getting up and checking on it but because of what had happened i said well i got to check on it so i got a flashlight and a baton that i had set out and i stepped out in the hallway. i couldn't see anything but then i heard another movement. just that -- there's someone there. as i stepped around the corner, there was a person in my front closet actually had put on one of my wife's jackets and was going through our stuff and came around the corner and there he was and i gave commands, yelled at h, as he moved around top negotiate his hand, dropped his hands down and i just -- i moved in and i took action, took him down to the ground and put him down and had my