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Screams of Girl Hiding in Closet Scare Off Burglar in South Jersey Home

A young girl’s screams thwarted the burglary of a South Jersey home Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Police say an unidentified man broke into a home on the 500 block of Justice Drive around 1:30 p.m. in Evesham, New Jersey while an 11-year-old girl was alone inside the house.

The girl told police she watched as the suspect knocked on the front door and then walked to the back door of the home and forced his way inside. The girl then hid inside a closet in the master bedroom.

The suspect then broke into the master bedroom door that the girl had locked, police said. As he tried to push into the closet where the girl was hiding, the child began to scream. Realizing someone was inside the closet, the suspect then fled the scene.

Responding police officers established a perimeter and sent out a K-9 unit. A witness also reported seeing two men in gray hooded sweatshirts running through their yard from the victim’s home. Police believe the men were targeting jewelry.

If you have any information on the incident, please call the Evesham Police Department at 856-983-1116.

 

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