Calvin Stevens, 38, was seen by a neighbor on surveillance footage breaking into a vehicle on the 500 block of East Franklin Street in Hamilton just before 5:10 a.m. Sunday, local police said.
Stevens fled when confronted by the neighbor, who caught him at the intersection of East Franklin Street and Fairmount Avenue, police said.
Stevens, of Trenton, then fled a second time but dropped a brown bag containing his cell phone, a left-handed glove, and baby clothes that he had stolen from the vehicle, according to police.
Police stopped Stevens near Quinton Avenue in Trenton and took him into custody, where he was charged with burglary and theft.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Nick Schulte at (609) 689-5825 or the Hamilton Police Crime Tip Hotline at (609) 581-4008.
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