the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Fair Lawn NJ, A 16-year-old boy scared off a strange man he encountered inside his family’s kitchen in Fair Lawn,early Thursday morning.Local Police said the teen was getting a glass of water around 4:22 a.m. when he spotted the stranger in his home. The teen walked into the next room, and the man followed. Grabbing a baseball bat the teenager hit the man once in the arm. Police said the man took off, but not before dropping $160 and two passports .
Officials are still searching for the suspect, who they describe as a white male in his 30s, approximately 6 feet tall with blue eyes and a full beard. He was last seen wearing a black wool hat, gloves and multiple layers of black clothing.
Fair Lawn Police are still looking for the pictured individual for a burglary that occurred on 3/24. Contact Det. Yuskaitis at 201-794-5410.
Good for that kid but scary as heck.