Thankfully it sounds like the encounter was more due to poor planning on the burglars part than pure brashness.  Still frightening.

From the AJC…

Burglary suspects forced their way through a window and into an Avondale Estates home Sunday morning. But the crime was interrupted when they realized residents were in the home, police said.

In a panic, the suspects got out of the DeKalb County home, but didn’t get very far. Officers arrived at the Kensington Road home just before 8 a.m. and began searching for suspects.