Crime & Safety

Police Arrest Home Invader in East Goshen

According to the Daily Local, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional police arrested a West Chester man Tuesday afternoon.

The Daily Local reports that police arrested 20-year-old New Jersey and West Chester resident Elijah Timberlake on Tuesday afternoon after an alleged string of home invasions near Lochwood Lane.

According to the Daily Local, the man surprised a resident in her second story bedroom.  Upon seeing that the resident was home, Timberlake allegedly fled the scene.

The Daily Local reports that police quickly assembled a search party and found Timberlake hiding in a basement closet around 2:30 in the afternoon.

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