Woman Found Sleeping In Nutley Home For Sale: Police

NUTLEY, NJ — A woman was found sleeping inside a vacant home for sale in Nutley last week and charged with criminal trespass, authorities said.

According to the Nutley Police Department, officers got an anonymous call on Nov. 11 about a person possibly staying in the home, which is located on Brookline Avenue.

Officers found the door to the home unlocked and the basement lights on. After further investigation, they found a woman sleeping on the floor of the kitchen in a sleeping bag. The woman told officers she had been staying there “for a while,” authorities said.

Police noted that there didn’t seem to be any signs of forced entry or criminal mischief to the property’s interior.

Officers secured the home and took the 25-year-old woman – whose listed address was Jersey City – into custody, later finding that she had an outstanding warrant out of Barnegat. Police didn’t disclose the reason for the warrant in an initial statement.

Barnegat police released the woman on her own recognizance with a new court date.

Nutley police charged the woman with criminal trespass, which was placed on a summons. She was advised of her mandatory court date and told not to return to the property, then released from custody, authorities said.

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