Man, 69, Robbed During Home Invasion

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Investigators with the Sandy Springs Police Department are working to track down the suspects involved in a home invasion in which items worth several thousand dollars were taken from a resident’s apartment.

Officers responded to an apartment unit on Virginia Road and met with a 69-year-old man “who uses a walker,” according to an incident report released by the agency.

The man told authorities that between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, June 29, he was in the kitchen when he heard the front door open.

According to the report, a male suspect appeared in front of him and pointed a silver handgun at him. Two additional male suspects entered in the kitchen area, and the first suspect ordered the man to “lay down and don’t do anything stupid.”

The man said he complied, and his hands were bound behind his back and a towel was placed over his head.

After lying on the floor, the victim told police the first suspect allegedly placed the gun to his head and said, “I wanna know where is the safe with the real money is and where is the marijuana.”

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Despite the victim telling the suspects he did not have those items, the trio went through the apartment and filled a pillowcase with items they planned to steal. The report indicates the suspects left the apartment after rummaging through the unit for more than 15 minutes.

Cash, credit and debit cards, one cell phone, one gaming console, two computers, one camera and camera equipment were among the items taken from the residence, collectively valued at over $7,000.

All three suspects, described as black men with short hair, were believed to be between 21 and 22 years old, stood between 5’8’’ and 5’11’’ in height and weighed between 150 and 160 pounds.

The first suspect was reportedly wearing a white T-shirt with blue jean shorts while the second suspect was sporting a dark hat, a red T-shirt and dark colored shorts. The third suspects was also wearing a white T-shirt with a red/yellow logo and dark colored shorts.

During the home invasion, the suspects referred to each other by the nicknames “Doc” and ”Pee,” according to the report.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS or 404-577-8477. Tips can be made online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org or texting CSA with tip info to CRIMES (274637).

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