A brazen burglary in New
Jersey led to a
tri-state manhunt for a Pennsylvania couple, coming to an end
over the weekend in Orange County, New York.
The burglary
happened Friday night on
Cedar Street in Englewood.
According to investigators,
Alex Yeakley and Amanda Lentz broke into the home while a babysitter was home
watching the family's young child.
Authorities tell News 12
the couple helped themselves
to the family's food and belongings, even taking a shower and possibly
having sexual intercourse inside the home.
Police say the babysitter heard Lentz on a baby monitor in the
child's room while the baby slept and at first thought the homeowner returned.
Instead, the babysitter found Lentz inside.
Police say the
couple then left their own car behind and took off in the homeowner's Lincoln
Navigator while the babysitter called for help. Police tracked the couple down 50 miles later in
Blooming Grove, New York through a stolen iPhone. Reaction to their arrest
included outrage over the crime, and gratitude for their arrest.
"Kudos to police!
They're catching people like that and getting them off the streets,” says Erich
Johnson, of Blooming Grove. “God Bless!"
The couple faces criminal
charges in Newark and New York.
It's not clear why the couple
was in New Jersey. They are behind bars at New York's Orange County jail.