Home Intruder Bolts After Montclair Residents Wake Up: Police

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A pair of Montclair residents recently had a late-night encounter with a home intruder, authorities announced Wednesday.

According to the Montclair Police Department, the incident took place on April 30 on Hitchcock Place. Here’s what happened, authorities said:

“A resident reported that she was asleep and was alerted at 1:30 a.m. by her home surveillance that an unknown person was at her rear door. Her husband reported that he went to investigate and observed an unknown male attempting to make entry through a kitchen window. Once the suspect observed the homeowners, he fled the scene on foot.”

The suspect was wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, police said. No additional information was immediately available.

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