HOME INVASION ROBBERY

DATE/TIME: 3/15/08 10:15 PM
LOCATION: South Edgemere Drive Residence
OFFICERS INVOLVED: Luke Sciallo, Sonia Henriques, Brian Morgan, Ryan Vaccaro, Sgt. Michael Clancy, Sgt. Eduardo Segarra and Detective Gregory Tongring.
ACCUSED: UNKNOWN

NARRATIVE
     On 3/15/08 at approximately 10:15 pm, police responded to a South Edgemere Drive residence in reference to a home invasion involving a weapon. Officers arrived on scene and found the homeowner, a 70-year-old male, handcuffed in a bedroom. The homeowner was un-handcuffed by responding officers and was not injured during the ordeal. Further investigation revealed that at least three unknown males wearing black ski masks entered the home via an unlocked door. Once inside the home, the assailants approached the victim homeowner who was sitting in the living room portion of the house watching television. One of the assailants brandished a handgun and demanded the money from the victim. The victim was then handcuffed by one of the assailants and led to a bedroom in the home. The assailants ransacked the bedroom and took an undisclosed amount of cash and two handguns that belonged to the victim. The assailants then fled from the home leaving the victim handcuffed but unharmed in the bedroom. The victim managed to get to a phone and call 911 for help.
     Police are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the neighborhood or may have information about the incident to contact Detective Gregory Tongring at 732-531-1800.