Man Charged After Neighbor Catches Burglary In Progress At Paramus Home

PARAMUS, N.J. — A keen-eyed neighbor's phone call led to a man being arrested for breaking into a Buttonwood Drive home Thursday.

The neighbor reported hearing breaking glass and saw flashlights in the backyard of the victim's home, said Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg.

Officer Donald Liu was the first on scene and saw a 2000 blue Jeep with a Pennsylvania license plate parked in front of the home with the engine running.

The Jeep fled north on Buttonwood Drive, then onto Circle Drive and Paramus police officers stopped the vehicle at Fairview Avenue, the chief said.

Wilmar Cano, 25, of East Elmhurst, New York, fled on foot, but police quickly caught up with him and arrested him, Ehrenberg said.

Two other suspects are thought to have fled the home on foot after police officers and a K9 unit from the Bergen County Sheriff's Department searched the house, Ehrenberg said.

Cano was charged with burglary, resisting arrest and criminal mischief, he said.

Police ask anyone with information regarding the burglary to call them at 201-262-3400 or use the department's Tips application on paramuspolice.org.

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Photo: Wilmar Cano, 25, of East Elmhurst, New York — Paramus Police Department