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Summit County woman reports man wearing boxers broke into her home

The man stole a child's backpack as he fled the home.
Springfield Township Police

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Police responded to a Springfield Township home after a woman reported that a man wearing only boxer shorts broke into her home Thursday.

Police responded to the Lessig Avenue home around 9:30 p.m. for a report of a burglary in progress.

The victim told officers she was in bed when she noticed an unknown man wearing only boxer shorts standing in the doorway, watching her.

The victim said she screamed at the man to leave and he fled the home, grabbing a child's backpack on his way out.

Police found the man, identified as 22-year-old Christian M. Beard, of Akron, hiding under a parked vehicle next door.

Police say Beard admitted to entering the home through an unlocked door.

Beard is charged with burglary and police say his motive remains unclear.

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