Crime & Safety

Police Arrest Man for Burglary, Trespassing

South Orange police say 34-year-old Irvington man was seen by a homeowner while trying to burglarize a house.

South Orange police have arrested an Irvington man was apparently trying to burglarize a house – but was spotted by the homeowner while hiding near a cabinet.

Police said a South Centre Street resident was closing a window in his house at 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday when he spotted a man hiding in his home and called police. The man near the cabinet fled through a window and into the back yard. He had apparently entered the house by cutting a screen.

Later that day, South Orange police on patrol at 4:30 p.m. saw a man enter the back yard of a home on Cameron Road. Detectives matched his description to the man described in the earlier attempted burglary and arrested Quran Armstrong, 34, of Irvington.

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Armstrong was charged with trespassing and may face additional charges in the attempted burglary.

 

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