Crime & Safety

Sugar Land Police Nab 4 In Home Invasion

Police: believe the woman's home was targeted

SUGAR LAND, TX - Four men have been arrested on charges related to a home invasion in August.

Leonel Cruz, 18, Eduardo Villanueva, 29, John Anthony Ramirez, 18, and Larry Wayne Cinco, 30, all of Houston, were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and burglary.

Cruz and Villanueva are in the Fort Bend County jail with bail set at $1.25 million each.

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Ramirez and Cinco are in the Harris County jail on unrelated charges and will be transported to the Fort Bend County jail, where bonds will be set at $250,000 each.

The men were part of a group that planned and executed a home invasion in the 4600 block of Summer Lakes on Aug. 29.

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A 46-year-old woman said she was alone in the house when she heard a knock at the front door just before noon.
She opened the door and said two men forced their way inside.

She was pushed to the floor and ordered to provide the location of money.

When she was unable to give them any money, the men allegedly beat her up and tied her up with zip ties before ransacking her home, and stealing her jewelry

The woman called police after the men left and was later transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Police believe the men targeted her home.

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