times to residents in swarthmore, wednesday. lu ann cahn is live with the details. this isn't an experience that experiences crime allthat often. >> reporter: no. police say this is a brazen burglar but forthright. someone asked him what he was doing in the early morning hours and he said, robbing your home. i think it's fair to say swarthmore has never seen anything like it. five break-ins, one burglar. >> terribly unusual. >> reporter: no one can remember an overnight rash of burglaries in this small university town of 6,000 people. >> we're assuming it was through unlocked windows or doors. >> reporter: swarthmore is the kind of tree lined community where -- >> we all know one another. >> reporter: there's very little crime. >> i'm surprised. it hasn't happened here before. >> reporter: police say the burglar walked into homes between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. when most of the residents were asleep. he grabbed whatever he could on the first floor. cash, credit cards, laptops. it all went into his backpack. one homeowner spotted the suspect in his backyard after he heard noise in the house. hollered down, what are yo