Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Bound, Blindfolded in Home Invasion
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in an afternoon home invasion.
An elderly Rochester Hills woman was blindfolded and bound with duct tape in a home invasion early Tuesday afternoon.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a written statement the 77-year-old woman was confronted in her home in the 2800 block of Crooks Road by a male who restrained her before searching the home.
She was able to free herself after he left and ran to a neighbor’s house to report the home invasion, according to the statement.
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The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 25, and 5 feet, 4 inches tall. He was last seen wearing black clothing with a shirt on top of a sweatshirt. He left the woman’s home in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at 1-888-TURN-1-IN.
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