A house on Hecker Avenue, not far from the Darien Police Department, was broken into on a recent afternoon.
The house is about two tenths of a mile from the police department headquarters, according to Capt. Frederick Komm, a department spokesman. That's about 1,000 feet.
Police gave this account of the incident:
The home was broken into Tuesday, April 9, sometime between 12:30 p.m., when one of the residents left the home empty, and 4:30 p.m.
Access inside the home was gained by breaking out a pane of glass on an outside door from the porch.
A Toshiba laptop valued at $800 was taken.
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