United Bermuda Party (UBP) Senator Kim Swan found himself chasing a brazen intruder from his home after his wife discovered a man in their bedroom during the early hours of yesterday morning.

According to Sen. Swan, at about 2 a.m., his wife woke him to tell him that she had seen a male intruder in their bedroom.

"I jumped up and yelled and gave chase but he got away," Sen. Swan said.

But not before he stole a wallet containing $350 cash, credit cards and other personal papers from the Swans' St. George's residence.

"He used a ladder to gain entry into our kitchen window which was not locked," Sen. Swan said.

And, he said, he believed the intruder must have been at the home for some time before they encountered him.

"My briefcase was outside and a chair on the patio was moved where he must have been using it to look in windows to see if anyone was in the house."

Sen. Swan also said he discovered two flashlights used by the intruder; one in his house and another in some bushes outside the residence.

While he said the incident has left him and his wife with an "uncomfortable feeling", Sen. Swan said he was grateful that no one was harmed, especially his seven-year-old daughter who slept through the ordeal.

"Thank God she slept right through. I can't imagine how she would have felt if she would have discovered a stranger in the house.

"He could have knocked her over or pushed her out of the way."

Sen. Swan said at the time, he and his wife had not told their daughter about the break-in.

And he said he would be vigilant about locking his house.

"It's terrible that you have to bolt up your house these days," Sen. Swan told The Royal Gazette. "It speaks to a broader set of circumstances that are happening in Bermuda."