reed leading to his death. >>> in newcastle county, two would-be burglars are stopped after a close encounter with a pit bull named precious. tim furlong caught up with the hero hound and her grateful owner. >> the dog's name is precious. >> cute name for a tough pup. on saturday night, would-be burglars didn't see the beware of dog signs. they tried to kick in the door to the home. the homeowner's sister was home alone. she knew to let the pit bull out of her crate. >> before she knew it, the door was being kicked open. she unlocked the cage and the dog went after the person. >> my sister said she heard, oh, crap, they have a dog. and took off. >> good girl. >> steph nif tells me precious is a sweet, loving dog but is trained to attack if the home or the owner is threatened. the burglary lass are lucky they got to their car before precious got to their legs. her home is literally a a few homes away from the police department. there have been similar break-ins on her street. a stray bullet hit her house a couple years back. she didn't get a look at the people, but saw the sedan with tinted windows. this is an active investigati