Cops seek man in burglary of home

By John W. Goodwin Jr.

The woman’s flat-screen television was recovered.

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are looking for the man who burglarized an elderly woman’s home while she slept in an upstairs bedroom.

The 94-year-old East Boston Avenue woman told police she was in bed just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday when she heard what appeared to be thunder. Shortly after hearing the loud noise, the woman heard someone running up and down the stairway in her home.

The woman told police she pretended to be sleep after hearing the intruder running through the house. She told police she looked up long enough to see a male with “fuzzy” hair run past her bedroom door.

The woman checked her home with police present a short time after the intruder left and realized her large, flat-screen television was missing as well as a 1999 Ford that was parked in the garage.

Police determined that the man gained entry to the home by throwing a large brick through a front window.

According to police reports, officers spotted the car shortly after the break-in on East Lucius heading toward South Avenue. Police tried to pull the car over, but the driver jumped out of the car and ran.

Police found the woman’s television inside the car along with clothes, two little-league football trophies and a cell phone.

The television was returned to the woman. Police used a police dog to search for the man but could not find the burglar.