On Monday, Sept. 8, at approximately 5:14 a.m., Teaneck police received a report of a burglary in progress, according to Chief Andrew McGurr. The caller said a man abandoned a bicycle in front of a vacant house under construction, then went inside and took a portable generator. The resident gave officers a detailed description of the suspect and the direction in which he fled, McGurr said.
Responding officers found a man matching the description nearby. He was identified as Willie Carter, according to the chief. Police said a portable generator was found on the sidewalk close to where Carter was stopped, consistent with the caller’s account.
After speaking with a witness, officers arrested Carter, who had gloves and a knife believed to have been used to enter the home, the chief said. The bicycle left at the scene is also believed to be stolen, McGurr noted…