Linden Man Charged With Breaking Into Home

(Photo courtesy of the Linden Police)

LINDEN – Police arrested a 36-year-old city man last week who allegedly broke into a house on the 500 block of Princeton Road.

Juan Luis Flores-Nieves is charged with burglary and was taken to the Linden Municipal Jail following his arrest on Thursday morning, according to police.

Officers responded to a burglar alarm activation at 10:49 a.m. on Sept. 12. An eyewitness told them she saw a man breaking into a house and running off into a backyard. Following a search of the area, police apprehended Flores-Nieves and recovered stolen property. Police believe he broke the glass in a sliding door to enter the home.

Flores-Nieves is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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