Crime & Safety
Cops: Neighbor Burglarized Milford Home
Local man, 56, faces burglary and criminal mischief charges.
Arrest information supplied by the Milford Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Hawley Avenue man is accused of burglarizing a Woodmont neighbor’s home in the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 24.
Jeffrey Brauner, 56, faces charges of first-degree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief for the alleged incident at a nearby Dixon Street home.
Police said they received a complaint of a burglary in progress shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday.
The homeowner reportedly told police he heard a noise downstairs and when he went to check it out he found his neighbor entering the home through a broken window screen. Police said they arrived and arrested Brauner on the scene.
The criminal mischief charge stems from the accusation that the 56-year-old local broke a fence at the property line prior to allegedly forcing his way into the Woodmont home.
No motive has yet to be determined, police said.
Brauner was held in lieu of $5,000 bond.
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