Bergen Girls Reportedly Hid From Home Invaders In Closet

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Police are looking for a home invasion suspect who was allegedly confronted by a 13-year-old girl Saturday.

Tenafly Police said the man was confronted by a resident during the home invasion and fled the scene.

Jennifer Yanowitz said she left briefly Saturday morning and left her 11- and 13-year-old daughters sleeping, WNYC reported. The older daughter found two men with baseball bats and a crow bar rummaging through her parents' things in the master bedroom, according to the report.

The teenage girl grabbed her 11-year-old sister, and together hid in the closet, waiting for police.

No injuries were reported. A New Jersey State Police sketch artist created a drawing of one of the alleged suspects, which Tenafly police subsequently released.

Police said the man may have been with two other people. They may have been operating a black Dodge Magnum station wagon with New York license plates.

Police want anyone with information to contact Detective Sgt. Wayne Hall at 201-568-5100 or email him at whall@tenafly.net.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com

Photos:

A police sketch artist of the suspect wanted in connection with a Tenafly home invasion Saturday morning.

A black Dodge Magnum station wagon like the one police said was allegedly used in the home invasion. (Courtesy of Tenafly Police Department)