Teenager Catches Burglar in Garage
A quick-acting teenager in North Branford is being credited with helping police capture a man who was burglaring a Foxon Road home on May 4.
Due to recent suspicious activity at the residence, North Branford police said a teenager was checking the house at the request of the homeowner who was not home at the time. While checking the home, the teenager noticed a door leading to the garage slightly open. When he went to inspect further, as he entered the garage, a white male came running out past him carrying a crowbar.
The teenager followed the man and saw him enter a Dodge pickup truck and leave the area. The teenager then called police and provided the information about the truck and its direction of travel. Police were then able to apprehend Michael Orifice, 43, of 26 Kirkham Street, East Haven.
Orifice was charged with burglarly in the thired degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree. He was released and is scheduled to appear on May 18 in New Haven Superior Court.