A 17-year-old burglar tried to flee New Haven police on a bicycle, but police nabbed him before he could reach his getaway vehicle, police said.
Police responded to 665 Elsworth Avenue in New Haven after a tenant on the second floor called 911 to report that another apartment was in the process of being robbed, according to police. The woman who called told police that she heard a crashing sound after the teenager rang doorbells and made multiple attempts to get into the building.
A responding police lieutenant got to the back door of the building as the burglar was running to his getaway bicycle parked in the driveway and apprehended him before he could flee the property, police said.
Police charged the teenager with first-degree burglary, first-degree trespass and second-degree criminal mischief.
There were no injuries and the burglar didn't take anything, police said.
Police are not releasing the name of the person arrested because he is a juvenile.
