The Madison Police Department reported two break-ins on the 500 block of W. Doty St. and W. Mifflin St. Sunday, both occurring within a short period of time.
According to the MPD incident report, the suspect entered a 20-year-old Madison man's house on West Doty Street on Sunday around 5:05 p.m., claiming he was looking for a party.
The report said the window of the back door was shattered, but nothing was reported stolen.
Nearby, a West Mifflin Street resident reported a missing laptop computer and a cell phone about 30 minutes after the Doty Street break-in. The glass to a window at this house was broken as well.
According to the report, the suspect is a 40-year-old black male and is about 5'10"" to 5'11"", with a thin build, a scruffy beard, a mustache and a coarse voice.
MPD officials are currently still investigating these cases.