Long Valley Home Burglarized While Residents Were Inside, Cops Say

A home on Sierra Drive was burglarized Tuesday night while the homeowners were upstairs, Washington Township Police said.

Police were dispatched for a burglary in progress at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Mark Niemynski said. The 911 call came from the homeowner who said he was inside his house and heard a noise coming from the downstairs, Niemynski said.

The alleged burglar or burglars were gone by the time police arrived.

An investigation revealed a door had been forced open to gain access to the home, and electronics were stolen during the crime, Niemynski said.

No one was injured as a result of the burglary.

Police would not say if the burglary was connected to recent break-ins in nearby Chester Township and Mendham Township. Surveillance photos of the alleged burglars in one of those cases can be seen here.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the Washington Township Police Department at 908-876-8307 or 908-876-8306.