Yorktown police responded to a possible burglary at a residential home on Darby Drive, located off of French Hill Road, Thursday afternoon.
When police got to the scene they found that a rear window had been broken and they immediately cordoned off the house, Yorktown Police Lt. Kevin Soravilla told Patch.
Police said at first they did not know whether the suspect might have been in the house or if that person was spooked by the alarm and ran into the woods.
Police were using the help of the Westchester County Aviation Unit to search for the suspect and make sure no one was in the house before they made an entry.
Police also searched the home with the help of a K-9 and found that no one was inside, Lt. Soravilla said. They were preparing to clear the scene at around 4 p.m.
The homeowner reported to police at 2:45 p.m. that the burglary alarm had went off. No one was home at the time.
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