Crime & Safety
Woman Wakes Up To Find Burglar Standing Over Her: Police
The Long Island man was arrested on Sunday.
A woman woke up to find a burglar leaning over her in Sea Cliff on Sunday morning, police say.
According to authorities, a 55-year-old woman was sleeping in her 8th Avenue home when she woke up to see the face of 35-year-old Sea Cliff resident William Klare at 10:25 a.m.
The woman yelled, which caused Klare to flee out the basement door and head south on Dubois Avenue, police say.
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Authorities were notified and located Klare a short time later walking south on Glen Cove Avenue, near Lafayette Avenue. He was placed under arrest without incident.
Klare was charged with second-degree burglary and attempted petty larceny. No proceeds were in his possession.
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He was arraigned Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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