Cranford Police Arrest Suspected Burglar of Cayuga Road Home

Yesterday Cranford Police arrested and charged Christopher Sclavunos, 31, for a residential burglary at a home on Cayuga Road on March 5, according to a law enforcement press statement. 

On March 5 the homeowner called police after discovering missing jewelry and electronic items valued at over $5,000. No one was home at the time of the break in, and Cranford Police believe the residence was entered through an unlocked door.

"There was no forced entry," said Det. Sgt. Gerard Quinn of the Cranford Police Department.

Sclavunos had since been arrested, along with a female accomplice, in a residential neighborhood in Kenilworth on March 7 for escaping the New Jersey prison system. He was being detained at Northern State Prison.

"He had escaped from a halfway house in Newark. He was charged with being a fugitive and sent back to the state department of corrections," said Sgt. Tim Dowd of the Kenilworth Police Department.

The Keansburg resident was charged with burglary and theft, both third degree crimes.  Bail was set by Judge Mark Cassidy at $50000.  Sclavunos is currently housed in the Central Reception and Assignment Facility in Trenton pending an initial court appearance in the Union County Superior Court.