Resident Was Home During Stonicker Drive Burglary

Lawrence Township police are investigating a burglary and theft that took place at a home on Stonicker Drive Friday evening, March 11.

Township police received a 911 call at 8:34 p.m. from a resident reporting that someone had entered the home by way of an unlocked rear door, according to Sgt. Gary Schenck.

He said the burglar fled before the resident got a good look at him. Details about what was stolen were not available.

A police officer who was responding to the burglary spotted a suspicious white or Hispanic male wearing a camouflage shirt in the area of Harding Avenue and Princeton Pike. The male started to run upon seeing the officer and fled into the wooded area behind Lawrence Shopping Center, Schenck said.

Unsure if the male was connected to the Stonicker Drive burglary or some other crime, police officers set up a perimeter around the wooded area and called in a police dog to help conduct a search.

As can be seen in the photo above, the dog was used to check behind the Retro Fitness gym at the rear of the shopping center, as well as the Church of Our Saviour in the 2300 block of Princeton Pike.

Ultimately, the man was not found and the search was called off around 9:45 p.m.

Township police said additional details about the burglary should be available on Monday.