Update: More Details on Wanted Burglar in Manalapan

This morning's attempted burglary in a Manalapan Township home occurred while a teenage student was home sick from school, according to a report from the APP. The student called the police while locked inside the bathroom, and her mother notified a neighbor who helped scare away and then chase the suspect.

Belaire Lane in Manalapan (Google Streetview)

From the report:

He is described as an older, white, heavy-set man, who wore a red shirt and may have been wearing a red hat. He was last seen driving a white, 2003 Pontiac sedan with a Pennsylvania license plate: DXB 4345, police said.Just before 9:45 a.m., the teen, who was home sick, heard a knock at her front door, but did not answer it, police said.

A short time later, she heard the man force his way into the home through a rear sliding door, said Capt. Christopher Marsala.

The girl locked herself in an upstairs bathroom and called police.

The girl had also called her mother at some point after hearing the knock at the door, and the mother called a neighbor.

So, the neighbor went to the front door of the home, and he knocked, said Marsala.

That's when the burglar ran out the back door and jumped into a car parked nearby, police said.

The neighbor chased the man and was able to obtain the car's license plate number, said Marsala.

Patrolman Charles Alaimo and Detective Michael Ratta are handling the investigation.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the police department's Investigations Bureau at 732-446-4300.