Overview
- Police say the incident occurred Tuesday, Dec. 23, around 12:50 p.m. at a home on Eagle Avenue in Medford, Long Island.
- The 12-year-old, identified as Tristen Taylor, climbed out his bedroom window, hid outside, and called 911 after hearing glass break and footsteps inside.
- Officers arrived in about three minutes, found the child unharmed, and arrested a man inside the house.
- The suspect, Christian Garcia, 53, was charged with third-degree burglary and possession of burglars' tools and pleaded not guilty at his Central Islip arraignment.
- Investigators say entry was through a broken kitchen window, and Suffolk County police asked anyone with information to call 631-854-8652.