The composite sketch of a suspect in a Cayuga Heights robbery/burglary. (Courtesy of police)

Cayuga Heights, N.Y. — Police have released a composite sketch of the man suspected of robbing a home in Cayuga Heights on Sunday.

Police are still looking for the suspect in the burglary/robbery, said to have occurred around 10:23 p.m. Sunday in a house on The Parkway in Cayuga Heights.

The suspect displayed a small handgun during the crime but fled after being confronted by a resident of the home, according to Cayuga Heights police.

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The sketch was done by using FACES, a facial composite software created by IQ Biometrix.

Police say the suspect is a white male, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 180 lbs. He was wearing khaki pants, a sleeveless T-shirt and a backpack during the crime.

He has not been found, though a Cornell police alert sent out Tuesday said he had been seen on the university’s North Campus.

Police paperwork. (Courtesy of the Cayuga Heights Police Department)
Police paperwork. (Courtesy of the Cayuga Heights Police Department)

Cayuga Heights police are handling the investigation. They can be reached at607-257-1011.

Cornell police said  Monday that someone  had been arrested for the crime, but later said that the person was cleared.

Jeff Stein is the founder and former editor of the Ithaca Voice.