Crime & Safety
Burglar Breaks Into Westfield Home Through Rear Window
After the burglar was confronted, he fled the home and honked his car horn before driving off, police said.
WESTFIELD, NJ — A burglar broke into a home on the 1100 block of Boulevard in Westfield Thursday night, according to police.
Chief Christopher Battiloro said the residents' son received an alert from the Ring camera app at around 6 p.m. on Thursday. When he arrived at his parents' house, he saw someone inside the house looking out the front door, Battiloro said.
The burglar then fled out the back of the house and sounded his car horn before driving off, according to Battiloro.
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Police concluded that the burglar entered a ground level back window of the home, which was pulled out and pushed up.
The suspect fled prior to police arrival and could not be located. A subsequent thorough search of the area was conducted for potential evidence with the assistance of a K-9 from the Union County’s Sheriff’s Office, Battiloro said.
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The investigation is on-going and no further information will be released at this time, the Chief said.
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