Police are searching for the woman broke into a Farmington home in broad daylight Thursday and apologized to the resident before leaving with stolen jewelry in her backpack.
The intruder entered a house on Copper Mine Road through a window around 1 p.m., then rummaged through rooms and stuffed jewelry into her bag, according to a resident.
The resident was home, and the burglar apologized and left when the resident confronted her. The victim told police the intruder appeared to be in her late teens or early 20s and was wearing a dark blue or black hooded sweatshirt and dark pants.
West District School in Farmington was placed on "lock out" while police investigated the incident. During a lock out, all the doors are locked and no one is allowed in, but everything inside the school functions normally.
Authorities are working to identify and arrest the suspect.
Anyone with information is urged to call Farmington police.
