Kennett Square resident called 9-1-1 when he saw suspicious activity
An alert neighbor prevented a burglary this morning, Kennett Square police said.
Police said a resident of the 800 block of Wayne Avenue spotted a suspect enter the back yard of his neighbor’s home about 11:10 a.m., stand on a chair and try to pry open a back window of the home. Realizing he had been noticed, the suspect fled, police said.
The neighbor called 9-1-1, and when police arrived, they said they found evidence of an attempted break-in.
Police said the suspect is a thin Hispanic male in his early 20s, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9, with orange earrings.
Kennett Square Police were assisted at the scene and subsequent search of the area by New Garden Township Police and the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-444-0501.
