Crime of the Week, 05/14/08

CRIME TYPE: 1st Degree Burglary

DATE: April 20, 2008

TIME: 5:52 a.m.

LOCATION: 2200 E. 23rd Street

VICTIM: Family

SYNOPSIS:  On April 20, 2008 at 5:52 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 2200 block of E. 23rd Street to investigate an armed robbery/home invasion. The victims awoke that morning to find three subjects standing in their bedroom. One of the victims was forced at gunpoint to accompany the suspects downstairs, where the suspects took electronics, jewelry and money. The suspects then forced the victims into the closet and locked the door.  The suspects left the home in an unknown vehicle. The victims said that there were a total of four black males in their home that morning and they were all wearing black clothing. Two of the suspects are believed to have been in the neighborhood several days before this crime and were reportedly claiming to be tree trimmers.

Call Officer Leland Ashley
Crime Stoppers 596-COPS
Spanish Line      596-7000