When Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco told his citizens last week to be vigilant when it came to crime in their neighborhood, a few Port Richey residents took that message to heart.

During the early morning hours of October 11, Cynthia Baldwin of Broken Willow Lane said she saw two suspicious people walking around her neighborhood. She asked her husband Greg to go outside and check their car to make sure it was locked.

Greg walked out his front door and saw two teenagers trying to break into cars across the street. He told them to stop. They ran, and he ran.

“I was worried, I was like ‘where did my husband go?’” Cynthia said. “I didn’t even know where he went.”

At this point, Dylan Kelderman from across the street had heard the commotion and came outside. He heard Cynthia yelling and saw Greg chasing after the two teens. Dylan, the former high school football defenseman, followed.

Dylan Kelderman chased down a car burglary suspect with two of his neighbors early Sunday morning.

“He started to try to fight the husband,” Dylan said. “I think he hit him once in the face, so when I turned around and he saw me, he took off.”

Greg and Dylan continued to chase the two on foot. As they rounded the corner, they saw Buddy Rapone outside his house and called out to him.

“He said, ‘these kids were breaking into the cars!’ and I said, I’ll be right there,” Buddy said.

Buddy jumped in his car and followed one of the suspects as he turned down the block.

Buddy Rapone hopes criminals stay away from his neighborhood, knowing that the residents won’t back down.

Greg and Dylan continued on foot and caught up with the other suspect in the CVS parking lot.

“I chased him and tackled him from behind and we held him down until the cops came,” Dylan said.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said their deputies arrested two teenage boys early Sunday morning for car burglary. The two were found with stolen prescription pills, a check book and other items. The two have 26 arrests between them since 2013, according to the sheriff’s office.

Both are minors and their names will not be published, per Bay News 9's Crime Guidelines.

Dylan said as he waited for the deputies to arrive, he spoke with the teenager. He said he knows people live rough lives and sometimes resort to desperate measures. He felt bad for the teen, but still, he said, what the teen was doing wasn’t right.

“I was like, I know it’s not your night, you’re making bad mistakes and everything, but you’ve made your choice and you got to accept the consequences for it,” Dylan said.

Buddy Rapone hopes the neighborhood’s actions deter other would-be criminals.

“Do not come to Broken Willow Lane in Port Richey and expect to break into people’s cars and homes and get away with it,” Buddy said. “You really did pick the wrong block to come over here.”

Although Cynthia is proud of everyone who stood up for her block, her husband Greg is a special source of pride.

“He’s my superhero,” she said. “I think I’m going to get him the Captain America pajamas for Christmas.”