Crime & Safety

Trenton Resident: Burglar Entered Through Bedroom Window

The following information was supplied by the Trenton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Police responded to a call about a burglary at about 11:10 a.m. Jan. 23 in the 200 block of Washington.

A 20-year-old man told police he and a friend left his house at about 9:30 a.m. and returned at about 11 a.m. to find several of his personal items stolen.

The man said a blanket he hangs from his bedroom window was removed. He added he believes a burglar entered his house through his bedroom window.

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Items reported stolen were:

  • X-Box 360
  • X-Box 360 Games
  • Electric guitar
  • Flat-panel television
  • Laptop
  • 2 gold bracelets
  • 7 gold rings
  • 7 gold necklaces

Police checked the backyard and found one set of footprints leading to the man's bedroom window, but the footprints did not appear fresh, according to a Trenton police report.

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"Snow was accumulated on the outside of the window sill, but the snow was not disturbed," one officer said in the same report.

Contact editor Nate Stemen natestemen@patch.com for questions on police reports.

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