A black male in his 20s wearing a white tank top and jeans was seen running from an occupied home in the 300 block of Butler Avenue in Manheim Township at 3:09 p.m. on Monday.
The man was spotted by an officer at a store on Butler Avenue and fled behind the Lancaster Shopping Center, township police said. He was not located.
Police said a handgun was missing from the home.
A man fitting the description also walked into an occupied home in the 800 block of Salisbury Court in Manheim Township at 2:51 p.m. the same day, police said. When confronted by the homeowner, he fled on foot. Nothing was taken.
Police also reported the following:
• A burglary occurred at a vacant apartment in the 900 block of Sterling Place in Lancaster Township sometime between Thursday and Saturday. About $650 worth of damage was done inside, police said.
• Someone tried to pry open the rear door of the David King Masonry business at 5541 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, at about 1 a.m. on Sunday. The burglar fled without taking anything when an alarm sounded, state police in Ephrata said.
• A male and a female entered a quilt shop in the 700 block of Stone Hill Road in Denver on June 9 and stole cash, state police in Ephrata said.
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call 721-7667.