A crime scene unit was called in to assist in an investigation into a residential burglary that occurred on a street in Newark on Friday.
According to preliminary reports, police were called to the 200 block of South 10th Steet to investigate reports of a burglary in progress before 1:45 a.m.
Police officers arrived and were told that a burglar unlawfully entered the house according to reports.
It is not immediately clear what if anything the suspect took before leaving the scene but police have launched an investigation while crime scene detectives began searching for evidence.
The incident remains under investigation.