West Deptford Man Comes Home, Surprises Burglar

A Lincoln Avenue resident returned home just before 1 a.m. Tuesday to discover a masked intruder standing in his kitchen.

Police said the homeowner entered the rear of his home and turned on the kitchen light to reveal a man standing next to his refrigerator.

The man ordered the homeowner to the ground and then fled through the rear door of the house, said West Deptford police, leaving the shaken resident alone but unharmed.

Police say a search of the residence revealed that nothing had been taken. There was no sign of a weapon used in the burglary, they said. Neither did the suspect mention having a weapon, nor did the homeowner believe that he did.

A search of the house revealed that the burglar entered the home through an unlocked first-floor window, police said. 

The alleged burglar is described as a black male in his early 20s, about 5-feet-10-inches tall and 160 pounds. Police say he was wearing a white, zip-up hooded sweatshirt and black shorts, with a red bandanna covering his face.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Investigator John Craig at 856-853-4599, x170.