A 49-year-old man let himself into a New Haven home over the weekend, danced with a curtain wrapped around his waist and held a switchblade over his head when the resident confronted him, according to police.
Police said a resident was raking leaves Sunday evening in his yard on the 600 block of Dixwell Avenue in New Haven when he heard his basement door slam. He went inside to investigate and came face to face with Terry Pollard, 49, who was dancing with a curtain around his waist.
When the resident told Pollard to leave, the intruder said, "This is your house," and waved a switchblade over his head, according to police. He then went upstairs while the resident called 911.
Police said the resident watched Pollard leave through the front gate while he was on the phone with dispatchers. When officers confronted Pollard, he admitted to drinking one beer prior to the incident, according to police.
Pollard was arrested and charged with home invasion, second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace.
