Police looking for break-in suspect

Police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into a house Thursday morning.

Bloomington Police Department Officer Kyle Abram was dispatched to the 300 block of North Jefferson Street at 12:16 a.m. Thursday to respond to someone breaking and entering a home, said Sgt. Jeff Canada, reading from a police report.

The resident said when he returned home and opened the door, he heard someone inside speak, Canada said.

The man noticed someone trying to get out of the kitchen window, which appeared to be broken, Canada said.

He went across the kitchen and tried to grab the intruder’s jacket, but the person started hitting him. The man hit the suspect in the ear right below the temple, but the intruder pulled away and got out through the window, Canada said.

After the suspect left, the man ran out the front door toward Eighth Street, where he saw a dark-colored Chevy Silverado speeding away, Canada said.

The man described the suspect as a thin white male with short, light or sandy brown hair, Canada said. The man was also clean-shaven with a noticeable jawline and was wearing a denim jacket and sock hat, Canada said.

No property was missing from the home, and the man sustained a minor laceration on his arm for which he did not seek medical treatment, Canada said.