HOUSTON - Two men are in custody at the Harris County Jail after allegedly breaking into a family's home and living there while the homeowners were away on vacation, deputies said.

The incident occurred Aug. 5 at a residence on Thiess Road near FM 1960 and Aldine Westfield. Homeowners Connie and Joe Cases told FOX 26 their son-in-law drove up to the home and spotted one man, later identified as 43-year-old Jerry Vallade, sitting on the front porch.

"He told him he knew us, because he'd seen our name," said Connie Cases. "As he's talking to him, our Jeep comes pulling down the road with the other thief driving it."

Deputies say 40-year-old Dustin Gamblin was the man driving the Jeep. He got out the vehicle and walked to the nearest gas station before officers arrived. Both men were arr

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