Teen Walks In On Burglar, Attacks Him With Bat: Police

FAIR LAWN, NJ — A borough teenager walked in on a burglar and hit the man with a baseball bat early Thursday morning, police said.

Police responded to an Ivy Lane residence at 4:22 a.m. where a 16-year-old Ivy Lane boy told police that he went into his kitchen to get a drink of water and saw a man standing near the entrance to the kitchen, said Sgt. Brian Metzler.

The boy went into another room and the man followed him, Metzler said. The boy got a baseball bat and hit the man in his upper right arm, police said.

The man ran from the house, dropping about $160 in cash and two passports and leaving the area, Metzler said.

Police do not know if the burglar was injured; the boy was not hurt, police said.

The burglar is described as white, in his 30s, about 6 feet tall with blue eyes and a full beard. He was wearing a black wool hat, gloves and several layers of black clothing, police said.

Anyone who can identify the burglar is asked to contact Detective Peter Yuskaitis at 201-794-5410.

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A sketch of the burglar a 16-year-old Fair Lawn boy hit with a baseball bat. — Fair Lawn Police Department