NEW: California elderly man hospitalized with a brain bleed on his 77th birthday after confronting a suspected package thiefRoger Helbig was walking his 15-year-old dog when he saw a man apparently targeting homes for package theftWitnesses said that after Helbig yelled at the man, he was punched and kneedSurveillance footage shows Helbig on the ground with his dog nearby as he is assaulted

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