Woman, Toddler Hide While Intruder Ransacks Home

EDITOR'S NOTE: Police have determined the home invasion was staged.

Police are investigating after someone broke into a Plainfield home and ransacked the residence Tuesday night while a woman and her 2-year-old child were hiding inside.

According to police, an intruder smashed the bedroom window of a home on Juniper Lane in the Moosup Village of Plainfiled around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Police arrived to find open doors and said the home had been looted.

The resident told police she and her 2-year-old were home at the time. The victim said she knows the suspected intruder but didn't disclose the details of their relationship.

Officers searched the area with a K-9 but couldn't find a suspect. Police said the home was targeted but didn't elaborate on a motive.

Authorities have identified a suspect and expect to issue an arrest warrant.

The suspect has not been publicly identified.