Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 --- 9:35 a.m.

From the Madison Police Department:

Incident Type:
Residential Burglary

Incident Date:
05/07/2012 - 8:52 AM

Address:
2800 block Myrtle St.

Arrested:
Male, age 15, Madison
Teen was arrested for Burglary.

Victim:
Female, age 37, Madison

Details:
A concerned neighbor called for police Monday morning after seeing a daytime burglar enter the backside of a nearby home after removing a window screen.

The witness saw the suspect exit a minute or two later and provided responding officers with an excellent description.

Armed with it, officers spotted the burglar who lost out in a foot chase. The 15-year old was arrested. A laptop computer, stolen from the home, was found inside his backpack.