BELLEVILLE — Police are on the lookout for a fedora-clad man said to have broken into a home in the 100 block of Eugene Place around 3:45 a.m. Friday.

The burglar grabbed a woman awoken by his presence and dragged her into another room when she discovered him, police said in a release.

"She was sleeping in a family room with her kids," said Detective Sgt. John McAloon. "When she woke up, he covered her mouth and dragged her into a bedroom."

During the struggle, the woman’s child woke up and ran upstairs to alert the grandfather, police said. The suspect took $20 from a purse, left through a basement window and fled toward Honiss Street, police said.

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Witnesses described the suspect as 5 feet 9 inches tall, in his early 20s, and wearing a dark-colored fedora, a thin mask over his eyes, a neon green and black T-shirt and black basketball shorts, police said.

Anyone recognizing him is asked to call Belleville police at 973-450-3361.

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