UpdatedWed, Feb 17, 2021 at 9:01 am ET
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A suspicious person report led to an arrest Monday, according to the Washington Township Police Department. (Shutterstock)
LONG VALLEY, NJ - A President s Day burglary was thwarted by alert neighbors and the Washington Township Police Department on Monday, according to authorities.
Washington Township Police Officers responded to 268 Schooley s Mountain Road after a burglar alarm tipped them off. While officers were en route, a neighbor called dispatch to tell them a suspicious person was seen walking around the property, police said.
Once on scene, officers determined a back kitchen window to the residence was forced open and damaged and soon located a man emerging from behind a snow bank across Schooley s Mountain Road near the home, police said.