Resident Finds Burglars in Her Home

A Takoma Park resident came home Monday afternoon to find two burglars in her home in the 7500 block of Central Avenue, city police said.

Two males entered through an unlocked rear door. When the victim arrived home, one jumped off the roof and into a flowerbed and the second fled out the back door and climbed over the rear fence. No property was taken, police said.

One of the suspects was identified as a Hispanic man round 25 years old with a muscular build and short, black curly hair. He was last seen wearing gray mesh shorts, white shoes, a white T-shirt and black gloves, police said. The other man, whose race was not reported, was of the same age and build and was last seen wearing beige cargo shorts and a white T-shirt.

The break-in comes at the end of a summer during which the number of burglaries was steadily increasing, said Takoma Park Police Chief Ronald Ricucci.

The city's police department has shifted its priorities to address the burglaries, Takoma Park Police Crime Analyst Andrew Gucciardo said.

Anyone with information can call Takoma Park Police at 301-270-1100 or text an anonymous tip to 8474111 by typing TPPDTIP at the beginning of the message.