Man Breaks Into Collingswood Home, Attacks 2 People Before Setting House On Fire

Matt Petrillo reports.

THERE'S NO WORD YET ON WHATIGNITED THE FIRE.AND OUR OTHER TOP STORIESTONIGHT A MAP HUNT UNDERWAYRIGHT NOW IN SOUTH JERSEY FORTHE PERSON WHO BROKE INTO AHOME AND ATTACKED TWO PEOPLEBEFORE SETTING THAT HOUSE ONFIRE.GOOD EVENING I'M JOE HOLDEN,TONIGHT NEIGHBORS INCOLLINGSWOOD ARE WORRIED WITHTHE ATTACKER AT LARGE.PET MATT PETRILLO IS LIVETHERE.WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU FOUND OUT.TWO PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TOA NEARBY HOSPITAL AFTER THATHOME INVASION AND FIRE.IT HAPPENED HERE AT THIS HOME.CREWS ARE NOW BOARDING IT UPON TERRACE AND COLLINGSWOODAFTER THAT HOME INVASION ANDVIOLENCE HAS MANY IN THIS AREAON EDGE.QUITE SCARY.I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLETO SLEEP TONIGHT.AUTHORITIES SWARMED THISHOME AFTER CALLED FOR A FIREJUST BEFORE 2:30 SUNDAYAFTERNOON SNRI HAVE HEARDTHERE WERE A LOT OF FIRETRUCKS AND A LOT OF POLICECARS..BUT WHEN CREWS ARRIVEDTHEY LEARNED THE FIRE WAS NOACCIDENT.TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOMETOLD POLICE A SUSPECT HADBROKEN IN AND ATTACKED ONEVICTIM BEFORE THEN TYING UPANOTHER.AT SOME POINT THE MAN DEMANDEDMONEY FROM THE TWO AND THENSET THE HOUSE ON FIRE.IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT HE MADEOFF WITH, IF ANYTHING, BUTNEIGHBORS WE SPOKE WITH AREANXIOUS.IT'S SCAREIT'S SCARY.I MEANING A SINGLE FEMALE ANDLIVING LOAN AND TO HEAR THISNEWS IT SHAKES MY PERFORM MYNERVE AS I LITTLE BIT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" SAW APLACE K-9 SNIFFING AROUND THEAREA AND OFFICERS WERE SEENSERVING WITH CLASH LIGHTS ANDBAGS OF POSSIBLE EVIDENCE WEREBROUGHT OUT OF THE HOUSE.THE VICTIMS ARE TRYING TORECOVER.I'M HOPING THEY WILL BEOKAY.AND I'M HOPING THEIR HOUSEDON'T GET DESTROYED.I'M GOING TO PRAY FOR THEM.AND ONE VICTIM DESCRIBEDTHE SUSPECT WITH A SHORT BEARDWEARING A YELLOW WINTER HAT.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ISURMINGED TO CALL CAMDEN COUNTYPROSECUTOR'S OFFICE.