Christopher King insisted that he was only borrowing eggs to make breakfast when he allegedly climbed through his neighbor�s window Tuesday morning.

But Middletown police allege the 20-year-old Middletown man had more than food on his mind.

Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress shortly before 11:30 a.m. at a home on Cobalt Crossing Road after a person reported seeing a man climb through a rear window of the home. When police arrived, they saw a man � later identified as King ��leaving the front of the home wearing the same clothing the witness described the burglar as wearing, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Police also found a rear kitchen window open and its screen removed. When police searched the home, they found dresser and cabinet drawers and doors open throughout the house, the affidavit said.

The homeowner told police that she knew King, who lives in the neighborhood, but he didn�t have permission to be in her home at that hour. The woman said it didn�t appear that anything was missing from the home, though the dressers and cabinets opened contained valuables and cash, court documents said.

When police interviewed King, he reportedly admitted he knew the residents and entered the home through the window. He claimed he wanted to borrow some eggs to make breakfast for him and his girlfriend, according to Middletown Detective Patrick Nicastro, who handled the investigation. Once inside the home, King told Nicastro he decided to open drawers looking for valuables to steal, but quickly reconsidered and didn�t take anything from the home, the affidavit said.

King was arrested and arraigned Tuesday before Middletown District Judge John Kelly Jr. on felony burglary and related charges and released from Bucks County prison after posting 10 percent of $70,000 bail.

He's also awaiting a preliminary hearing following an arrest in Lower Makefield last month for misdemeanor conspiracy theft-related charges and possessing drug paraphernalia.

Jo Ciavaglia: 215-949-4181; email: jciavaglia@calkins.com; Twitter: @jociavaglia