Crime & Safety

Police Looking for Burglary Suspect

A resident on Thurton Drive was awoken by an intruder Tuesday night.

A woman called 911 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to saying that she had woken up to find a man standing in her bedroom holding a flashlight. The suspect ran away when the woman screamed.

The suspect, described as a large male wearing dark clothing and a dark knit cap, forced entry through the rear of the residence on Thurton Drive, a side street off Ponus Ridge. No items have yet been found missing.

Police were already looking into three break-ins that occurred Dec. 8 in the southeast section of town.

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