COURTESY RIDGEWOOD POLICE
A Ridgewood homeowner’s surveillance footage showing the burglary suspect.
Ridgewood cops hunting burglar; note rash of break-ins
DECEMBER 9, 2014, 9:17 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014, 9:22 PM
BY JIM NORMAN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — The burglar smashed a first-floor window of a village residence with a large rock, then — with security alarms blaring and lights glaring — he dashed up the stairs into a guest bedroom and grabbed an armload of Tiffany jewelry and heirloom baby toys before escaping in what is believed to be a dark-colored pickup truck, according to police.
But there was something the burglar — still unidentified Tuesday — may not have been counting on in Friday’s break-in: The homeowners had “a really elaborate security system,” said Detective Douglas Williams, and as a result, police have clear pictures and video footage of him as he tried the front door and pressed his ear against it to determine if anyone was home.
Once he decided the coast was clear, Williams said, the burglar broke in, activating the alarm sirens and turning on the lights in the home.
With the alarm activated, he barely had time to run into the one bedroom and dash back down the stairs, Williams said, and he had no time to ransack other rooms in search of valuables.
The detective said the security video also shows the pickup truck circling the block just before the burglary. He said it appeared to be a late model, full-size pickup, possibly with an extended cab.
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