Family Finds Burglar In Kitchen, Police Say

A South Side man entered the home of a family of seven around 4 a.m. Sunday and briefly got away with a television worth $319, cash and loose change totaling $7.19 and some food items, Easton police say.

Terique E. Grayman, 23, was spotted a short time later about a block from the home and was identified by one of the residents, court records say.

A criminal complaint filed by city Patrolman Benjamin Mastrofilippo said a woman on the 300 block of Palmer Street came downstairs and saw a man in the kitchen. He was wearing a black shirt, light jeans and a gray hat.

A man who later identified Grayman said he too came downstairs and chased Grayman east on the 200 block of W. Williams Street before he changed direction and ran south toward Davis and Palmer streets, the complaint says.

Grayman is accused of taking “multiple items” from the first floor—the Seiki television, $4.19 in loose change, $3 in cash from a money jar and miscellaneous food and beverage items from the pantry and refrigerator.

The complaint says police found Grayman on the 200 block of Palmer Street attempting to conceal a gray hat under his right arm.

Grayman, of 119 E. St. Joseph St., second floor, also on the South Side, was charged with burglary, criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking or disposition.

He was arraigned at 6:45 a.m. Sunday by on-duty District Judge Diane Marakovits of Northampton and committed to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.