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Steven Hayes convicted in Petit murder case

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:10:35 +0000

Steven Hayes and a codefendant allegedly invaded the Petits’ Cheshire, CT, home around 3:00 AM on July 23, 2007, taking a husband, wife, and their daughters prisoner. At 9:00 AM, the intruders forced the wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, to go to the bank and withdraw a large sum of money. She was reportedly able to alert a bank employee that her family was being held captive, but by the time police arrived at the house it was on fire. The suspects tried to flee, but crashed their getaway vehicle into two police cars that were part of a roadblock.William Petit, the husband, had been badly beaten, but managed to escape his home with severe head wounds and seek help at a neighbor’s house. Autopsies of Hawke-Petit and her daughters showed that Hawke-Petit was strangled and her daughters died of smoke inhalation. More information here.

Body of abducted grandmother Pat O’Hagan found in the woods

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:04:58 +0000

Pat O’Hagan, who had nine grandchildren and lived alone in Sheffield, VT, was “forcibly removed” from her home in September, 2010, according to police. Her body was found last Sunday, about 100 miles from her home, by birdwatcher who were in the woods. More information here.

Orlando, FL Woman Raped at Knifepoint by a Home Invader

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:56:59 +0000

A man reportedly broke into an apartment on Semoran Blvd in Orlando, Florida, while armed with a knife. The man, whose face was partially covered by his shirt, is said to have held a woman at knifepoint before raping her. The victim was able to provide police with a description of her attacker, although he remains at large. More information here.

90 Year Old Woman Raped in Her Own Home

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:52:01 +0000

A 90 year old Detroit woman was reportedly in her home around midnight when three men broke in. One of the men entered the elderly woman’s bedroom, and despite her attempts to fend him off with her bare hands, he raped her, according to police. The intruder then reportedly ransacked the home, before fleeing. The following morning, the woman’s grandson is said to have found her crying, hiding behind a bed. Suspects have been apprehended, and the criminal and juvenile cases against those suspects are pending. More information here.

Murdered Florida Man May Have Been Victim of Mistaken Identity

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:14:48 +0000

Police believe they know why a 78-year-old Florida man was murdered: He was likely the victim of mistaken identity. Deputies reportedly arrested 21-year-old Robert Pascale for allegedly using a baseball bat to beat Hugh Edwards to death inside his home earlier this week, and believe Pascale may have mistaken Edwards for a sexual predator who lives in the area.Another man charged as an accessory to murder has reportedly been talking to police. More information here.

Nova Southeastern Professor Murdered by Violent Home Invader

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:59:05 +0000

A Nova Southeastern University science professor is dead following an overnight home invasion. Police say that an armed man entered the home around 12:34 a.m. at Northwest Sixth Court and 75th Terrace in Plantation, tied up a married couple and robbed them. Police spokesman Detective Robert Rettig said the robber then fatally shot the 46-year-old man. Investigators say the intruder then set multiple fires inside the house before fleeing the scene. The woman escaped the burning house with her 5-year-old child. She ran to a neighbor’s house and he called the police. When firefighters arrived on scene they discovered the victim inside the home. More information here.

Australian man stabbed in his own bed

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:05:33 +0000

The 43-year-old was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital after allegedly being stabbed twice in the chest and slashed on his arms. Police have arrested a 31-year-old man. Police said the incident took place in Bilson St about 8.30pm. It is believed two men went to the house following a dispute with the alleged victim earlier in the day. “When the pair arrived at the house they called out to the resident and then went inside,” Sen-Constable Wayne Wilson said. They spoke briefly with the man before they allegedly produced a knife. After the attack the two men fled. More information here.

Georgia man murdered by home invader

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:46:06 +0000

Shortly before 2 a.m., a man entered the front door of a split-level home in the 600 block of Adams Landing Court in unincorporated Lawrenceville, Georgia and went to a lower bedroom, police said. “Gunshots were heard, and the victim was struck at least once with a large-caliber weapon,” Gwinnett County police spokesman Officer Brian Kelly said. The man died from his wounds, and was found on the floor of his bedroom, Kelly said. He was identified as Yassin Mahmoud, 36, of Lawrenceville. The shooter, who had his face obscured, fled in a dark-colored sedan, witnesses told police. More information here.

Woman Raped by Man Seeking Revenge Against her boyfriend

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:36:17 +0000

A Yonkers man, who reportedly raped and robbed a woman over a three hour period in an act of revenge against her boyfriend, has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison and 25 years parole. Kevin Denham, 28, had been convicted by a Westchester County Court jury of two counts of rape in the first degree, two counts of burglary in the first degree, two counts of criminal sexual act in the first degree, one count of robbery in the first degree, one count of assault in the second degree, and one count of criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, according to news reports. The attack reportedly took place on March 1, 2009 when Denham broke into the woman’s Yonkers apartment through a rear window and attacker her as she slept in her bed. More information here.

KY Woman Robbed and Stabbed by Home Invaders

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:33:45 +0000

The victim, Patricia Hall, said two men she did not know forced their way into her home wearing masks and gloves. She also told investigators stole some items, and stabbed her before leaving. Hall is reportedly hospitalized and listed in fair condition. No suspects are in custody, police say. More information here.

Murdered Woman was Failed By UK Police

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:38:01 +0000

Rabina Bibi, 35, died after being stabbed at least 15 times in Foleshill, Coventry, in September 2007. She called police twice on the night of the stabbing and her daughter, aged seven, reported the fatal attack. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it would never be known if Ms Bibi would still be alive if police had acted appropriately. More information here.

Sex offender convicted in WI triple homicide

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:12:20 +0000

A convicted sex offender was found guilty Tuesday of strangling and stabbing his neighbor and her two teenage children in their trailer home in southern Wisconsin. Jurors deliberated for only about 90 minutes before convicting James Koepp of Janesville of three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of 38-year-old Danyetta Lentz, her 17-year-old daughter, Nicole, and her 14-year-old son, Scott. Koepp faces mandatory life in prison when he is sentenced April 27. District Attorney David O’Leary said the victims’ DNA on Koepp’s clothes and his DNA under Lentz and Nicole’s fingernails was crucial in convincing jurors. Koepp could not explain how it got there, O’Leary said. More information here.

Elderly Couple Found Murdered

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:55:15 +0000

New Orleans police said an elderly couple was killed Sunday morning. Officers arrived at the 5400 block of Seminary Place just after 8 a.m, where the front door had been broken into. The elderly couple was found murdered inside. More information here.

Woman Fatally Stabbed While Helping a Family Member with Laundry

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:57:06 +0000

On Monday morning, 73 year old Florence McCollum of Chicago was fatally stabbed in a building owned by her cousin, who had asked for her help with the laundry. She was in a downstairs apartment of her cousin’s building in the 3400 block of South Giles when she was attacked, possibly by a burglar. McCollum was known as an individual who volunteered at a food pantry, taught religion, and cared for her older cousin, according to friends and family. More information here.

3 armed men rob woman, kill man, hold baby at gunpoint

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:17:52 +0000

Armed men struck an Oak Cliff apartment complex late Tuesday, holding a baby at gunpoint and robbing her mother before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man and injuring his two brothers in a separate incident. Investigators believe the three robbers first accosted the baby’s mother in the complex parking lot in the 300 block of North Ewing Avenue, near East Eighth Street. The men then went to her apartment, where she lives with her husband and five children. One robber held a gun to the woman’s 10-month-old daughter’s head, police said. The men stole nearly $2,000 worth of cash and electronics. Minutes later, the robbers encountered one of the brothers on a second-floor balcony and forced him into his apartment, police said. Police do not believe the shootings were drug- or gang-related, Miller said. More information here.

Home invaders brutally stab Streamwood man

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:19:43 +0000

A pair of teenagers, aged 16 and 18, have been charged with attempted first degree murder, armed robbery, and aggravated battery in connection with the home invasion robbery and stabbing of a Streamwood man. Police say that a 16 year old Schaumburg High School student, 18 year old Carmichael Nation (a Jamaican national), and a 3rd accomplice who is at large, entered the home of a Streamwood man to steal a safe on Saturday morning. The suspects allegedly held down the victim, stabbed him in the stomach, chest, and legs, and robbed him. The victim has undergone extensive surgery to repair the damage caused by the stabbing that he suffered, and is reportedly in stable condition as St. Alexius Hospital. More information here.

2 Murdered in Chicago Suburb of Huntley

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:38:17 +0000

Police in the Northwestern suburb of Huntley are investigating a double homicide which they believe was not a “random act.” Huntley police were performing a wellbeing check on a woman named Jennifer Beaudion, 33, when they found her and a 39 year old male dead from gunshot wounds on the 11000 block of Janice Drive. The identity of the male victim is being withheld until his family is notified, according to police. Huntley Police Chief John Perkins believes that the murders are not random, and say that the community is in “no danger as a result of this incident.” Details are few as the investigation unfolds, but more information is expected to be forthcoming. More information here.

Mother and daughter stabbed during Northwest Side home invasion

admin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:56:29 +0000

Shortly before midnight on Valentines Day, a mother and her daughter were brutally stabbed and left in critical condition. Police say that an ex-boyfriend allegedly entered the woman’s home, which is on the 2500 block of North Lowell Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood, and then attacked. A suspect is in police custody, but has not yet been charged. The victims are being treated at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, according to a city official. More information here.

85 Year Old Rape Victim Says Ordeal was Worse than the Holocaust

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:21:47 +0000

An 85 year old woman in Rossmoor, California stated that the home invasion and brutal rape she suffered two years ago was a worse experience than the holocaust. Thee woman (who name is not given for privacy reasons) was 13 years old when the holocaust came to her native country of Czechoslovakia. Her parents and five siblings were killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp, and she herself was beaten. A man who her parents had trusted to keep her safe was sexually abusive, and stole the little money that her mother had sewn into her jacket, before he abandoned her in the winter (without a jacket).

However, she told Superior Court Judge Daniel B. McNerney that an experience two years ago was even worse: She was confronted in her kitchen by a brutal home intruder. Her house was ransacked. Her life was threatened. The man beat her mercilessly. He kicked her when she was down. And he repeatedly sexually assaulted her in several rooms of her house. More information here.

Home Invaders Murder Father, Pistol Whip Wife and Children

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:51:26 +0000

58-year-old small business-owner Robert Chae was pronounced dead at his home with multiple stab wounds, after home invaders entered his home to steal money. Police said the suspects attacked Mr. Chae as he was preparing to leave for work. Chae’s wife and two children were forced into the basement where they were bound with duct tape and pistol whipped. More information here.

2 Men Arrested for Rape and Related Crimes

admin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:37:17 +0000

On June 13, Ramirez and Pineda allegedly went to the woman’s home and attacked her, choking her and causing her to lose consciousness. Ramirez and the victim had dated, but she broke off the relationship in November 2007, according to prosecutors. The men reportedly dragged her into a bedroom, where they revived her by pouring beer on her face and demanded at knifepoint that she have sex with them, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Ramirez then reportedly ordered Pineda out of the room and raped and sodomized the woman, according to prosecutors. After the sexual assault, Ramirez and Pineda reportedly took pictures of the victim and threatened to kill her if she reported the attack to police, prosecutors said. More information here.

Man sentenced to 30 to 60 years for the brutal rape of a 77-year-old

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:49:45 +0000

The victim said the assailant ripped off her clothes, raped her, then gagged her and bound her wrists and ankles with a bra and scarves. The assailant stole $85 from the victim’s purse and, in a final insult, stomped on the elderly woman’s chest as he left. The judge called this “one of the most horrific crimes” in her memory.

One Killed One Seriously Injured After Violent LA Home Invasion

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:34:34 +0000

Police are investigating a home invasion and double shooting that has left one man dead and a woman with serious injuries. Police say a man entered the home armed with a handgun and began firing shots. After shooting his victims, the suspect escaped on foot. More information here.

CT Man Shot by Home Invaders Who Didn’t Like his Belongings

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:58:42 +0000

A 39-year-old man was shot by one of of the three robbers who forced their way into his home on South Marshall Street in Hartford, CT, as he was returning home, police reportedly said. The criminals then proceeded to ransack the man’s home. One of the home invaders was disappointed by the man’ belongings, and shot him. More information here.

Home Invasion Shooting in Oak Lawn, IL

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:22:43 +0000

Four men are in police custody after the shooting of a man during a home invasion Thursday night in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Two armed men entered a home in the 4300 block of West 100th Street at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, realized they were in the wrong home and forced their way into a neighboring home, Oak Lawn Police Chief Bill Villanova reportedly said. They argued with and eventually shot a 38-year-old man in the head, Villanova reportedly said. More information here.

Chicago Man Charged with Home Invasion and Stabbing

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:58:09 +0000

Kenneth Shaffer, 53, of the 1300 block of West 115th Street was reportedly charged Friday morning with home invasion and aggravated battery, according to police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien. Shaffer is a convicted felon with a “lengthy” arrest record, according to O’Brien. Shaffer allegedly broke in, despite burglar bars, and attacked a woman was in her bedroom. More information here.

TV Anchorwoman Brutally Beaten in her Own Home

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:01:04 +0000

A Little Rock, AK TV anchorwoman was beaten in her home and left in critical condition. More information here.

3 FL Residents Shot in Home Invasion

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:09:39 +0000

Two masked gunmen reportedly invaded a house and shot three people in Fort Myers, FL. The two criminals entered the home and demanded money from the residents, police say. Louis Roland, Jeane Louiseau and Genet Desta were reportedly shot during the robbery, according to police. More information here.

San Diego Woman Raped in Home Invasion

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:08:39 +0000

At least four people invaded a home in Redwood Village and raped a woman late Friday, resulting in a SWAT team standoff. More information here.

6 Year Old Boy Kidnapped in Home Invasion

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:59:12 +0000

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 6-year-old Las Vegas boy kidnapped this morning during a home invasion and robbery, Las Vegas Police reportedly said. The child, Cole Puffinburger, was kidnapped at gunpoint shortly after 7 a.m The crime appears to be random, police said, adding that the mother didn’t know the men. More information here.

Chicago Mom and Child Injured Jumping From Window To Escape Home invader

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:10:45 +0000

A woman and her daughter were injured when they landed face first after jumping from a second floor window to escape an armed, masked, duct tape carrying home invader on Chicago’s south side. They jumped to escape the home invader, who they believed was going to kill them. More information here.

4 Arrested on Home Invasion Charges

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:04:31 +0000

Police say that intruders smashed through sliding glass doors to get into a home, intending to assault someone they believed might be in the house. That person was not home, but police say the intruders smashed property, broke into a locked bedroom, and terrorized a resident before stealing property and fleeing. More information here.

Suspect Arrested in Dade City Home Invasion and Sexual Assault

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:23:22 +0000

A criminal with a handgun reportedly forced his way into a woman’s Lake Avenue home in Dade City, FL early on April 21. He then reportedly made the woman perform a sexual act on him while he held the gun to her head, Dade City police said. Afterwards, he reportedly robbed the woman. Last month, police said, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement crime lab matched DNA from the scene to a man by the name of Mandarin Heshami Colbert, 30, whose last known address was 38344 Hampton Ave., Dade City, FL. Police reportedly arrested him on Wednesday when he arrived for a scheduled appointment with the Parole and Probation office. He is reportedly charged with home invasion robbery and sexual battery with a deadly weapon, and was held on $200,000 bail. More information here.

Nantucket Woman Raped During Home Invasion

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:46:39 +0000

A Nantucket woman was sexually assaulted in the early morning when a man entered her home. This is the second such home invasion and sexual assault in a little over three months in the mid-island area. More information here.

Woman’s throat slashed by criminal during violent home invasion

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:43:34 +0000

Police in Swansea, MA are searching for a criminal that forced his way into a home, and slashed a woman’s throat with a knife after she tried to call 9-1-1. More information here.

Home invaders kill teen hiding in bedroom

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:01:38 +0000

Atlanta, GA police said three intruders forced their way into the home at night. Devontae Alexander Jones, a junior at Carver High School, tried to hide inside a bedroom, but was fatally shot in the head. The criminals also shot and killed the family’s dog. More information here.

NJ Man In Critical Condition After Home Invasion Shooting

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:14:09 +0000

A Pemberton Township, NJ man was reportedly shot by an intruder who broke into his home at approximately 2:30 a.m. The victim, Trashan Rushing, is being treated for a gunshot wound to the head that has reportedly left him in critical condition. His young children and other relatives were reportedly asleep in the home when three criminals who were wearing hoods and masks broke into the home and demanded money. More information here.

Disabled MS Man Required Surgery After Home Invasion

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:53:40 +0000

A disabled man is recovering from surgery to repair injuries suffered during a violent home invasion. An unknown man broke into Mike Lowe’s home on Stokes Robertson Road. The man tied up Lowe, hit him over the head with a wrench and stole petty cash and prescription medication. The blow to his shattered part of Lowe’s skull. More information here.

Man robbed and pistol whipped during home invasion

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:26:33 +0000

A man who ran a barber shop out of his home in unincorporated Redwood City, CA was reportedly pistol-whipped and robbed Wednesday night. Gilardo Mendoza, 43, reportedly suffered a head wound after the incident at his home on the 500 block of Hurlingame Avenue in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood. More information here.

Woman Killed in Home Invasion for $6

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:58:53 +0000

Police in Florida say that ateenager has admitted he stabbed a woman to death during a burglary; and a witness says the teen used the $6 he stole from her to buy beer. More information here.

Man Admits to Rape and Home Invasion

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:47:08 +0000

Christopher Karls, a 24 year old male of Wayzata, MN allegedly admitted in court that he a 20-year-old woman who then leaping from her second-story apartment window wearing only a towel near the University of Minnesota after trying to fend off her attacker with a curling iron. Karls was reportedly previously convicted in 2002 for burglarizing an occupied dwelling in Stearns County. More information here.

Suspects wanted for 3 home invasion in a single day

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:12:38 +0000

The criminals reportedly struck the homes of three elderly residents on Saturday, saying that they were conducting checks on property lines as robbed the homes. Authorities say when the residents tried to call police, the suspects ripped the phone off the wall to stop them. More information here.

Fatal home invasion in Chicago

admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:14:50 +0000

Christopher Jackson, 32, allegedly forcibly entered an ex-girlfriend’s home in Chicago’s Douglas Park neighborhood armed with a gun, police said. He allegedly fatally shot Gonzalez’s current boyfriend, Robert White, and stabbed Gonzalez several times, police said. An order of protection had previously been in effect. More information here.

Armed CA Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:38:05 +0000

The criminals, who were reportedly wearing all black clothing, including black ski masks and gloves, went to a home on the 1000 block of I Street in Eureka, CA around 9 p.m. and stuck a shotgun in the male victim’s face, police said. The man, who had been playing his guitar while his girlfriend was sleeping in the same room, was expecting a visit from his brother but instead suffered a home invasion. More information here.

Arrests made in Deadly GA Home Invasion

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:39:55 +0000

Five suspects in a deadly Grovetown, GA home invasion have reportedly been arrested. 38-year old Ricky Gibson was killed in the home invasion. Late Wednesday, authorities reportedly announced five people were arrested in his murder. One of the suspects is an unidentified juvenile. The others were reportedly Willie Bernard Butler, Martin Napoleon Holmes, and Patrick Antaun Booker. More information here.

Man Convicted Of Raping Elderly AL Woman

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:39:54 +0000

James Broadhead was found guilty of raping a 75-year-old woman. At trial, the victim testified that Broadhead, 26, put a knife to her throat, made her lie down, then he raped her, robbed her and stole her car. More information here.

Nearly Fatal KS Home Invasion

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:58:08 +0000

George McFarland, 50, of Topeka, KS and Glen Morris, 49, of Wichita, KS were reportedly arrested in connection with a home invasion and beating. More information here.

79-Year-Old Florida Woman Tied To Bed During Home Invasion

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:20:20 +0000

Police said a 79 year old Fort Pierce, FL woman was tied to her bed during a home invasion on Sunday. Lorene Chevis reportedly said she woke up to find a man tying her hands to her bed and “rolling her up in the bed sheets and cushioning from the bed.” More information here.

Babysitter Accused in Armed Home Invasion

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:17:14 +0000

A baby sitter accused of taking part in an armed home invasion appeared in bond court on Monday morning. Janette Martinez, 22, and her boyfriend, Fernando Luis Gaston, are reportedy accused of invading an FL home and pistol-whipping the resident on Saturday night, whose 7 year old child she reportedly babysat. More information here.

Suspect wanted in PA home invasion

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:53:28 +0000

Allentown, PA police are looking for a man who broke into an occupied home with a handgun. Police believe the man took money, jewelry and a cell phone from an apartment at 238 N. Ninth Street around 1:40 p.m., said Assistant Chief Joseph Hanna of the Allentown, PA city police. More information here.

Man Arrested For Chicago Area Home Invasion and Kidnapping

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:50:42 +0000

Chicago Police detectives arrested and charged a man in connection with a home invasion and aggravated kidnapping. Tuyen T. Ngo, 31, of Yorkville, Illinois was reportedly charged with one count of home invasion, aggravated kidnapping and five counts of burglary. On April 28, 2008, Ngo allegedly entered the home of the 28-year-old female victim where the crimes were committed. More information here.

Home Owners Injured in Violent TX Home Invasion

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:48:40 +0000

An intruder died and his victims were harmed during a violent home invasion in northwest Tarrant County, TX late Saturday night. Police said the criminal demanded money after breaking into the house in the 9200 block of West Fork Trail near Eagle Mountain Lake around 10:30 p.m. When the residents said they didn’t have much to give him, a struggle ensued, during which the home owners were injured and the criminal was killed in self defense. More information here.

Sexual Assault and Home Invasion in MN

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:15:35 +0000

A Winona, MN man was reportedly charged with burglary and criminal sexual conduct Friday after he allegedly broke into a random home and molested a sleeping woman earlier this week. Jason Michael Cieminski, 27, was reportedly charged with two counts each of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree burglary. More information here.

SC Home Invasion

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:17:29 +0000

Police are reportedly ooking for a suspect in a home invasion Wednesday in the Snowden, SC community. About 11:30 p.m., a resident opened his door after a knock and several people forced their way inside, said Sgt. Steve Meadows, police public information officer. The criminals reportedly tied up the man, fired a weapon into the ceiling, hit him several times in the head, and then demanded money. More information here.

Elderly Woman Dies of Heart Attack After Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:56:47 +0000

The death of a 90-year-old Lancaster County woman who had a heart attack two days after being robbed at gunpoint in her home has reportedly been ruled a homicide, according to police and the county coroner. Anna M. Sensenig’s heart attack was “directly” caused by the home invasion, officials reportedly stated on Thursday. However, no charges will be filed against the accused robber, Travis Meints of Terre Hill. More information here.

Police Seek 2 Suspects in Violent Ohio Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:54:43 +0000

Police in Mercer and Lawrence Counties, Ohio are looking for two suspects in a violent home invasion. The crime occured on Friday on Mercer, OH. Police reports indicate that the victim was tied up and had a gash on his head. More information here.

One person injured in MN home invasion

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:11:21 +0000

Three criminals forced their way into an apartment on Stratford Lane in Wallkill, MN at about 11 p.m. One was armed with a black handgun. The men took an undetermined amount of money from the two victims, injuring one, police reportedly said. More information here.

3 More Suspects Linked to Home Invasion Ring

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:54:41 +0000

They allegedly targeted homes that had open windows or unlocked doors, struck in predawn hours and used masks and guns. They confronted victims in their bedrooms and tied them up before ransacking the homes. The burglars made off with cash and items such as jewelry and televisions. More information here.

Man Charged In 1997 Rape and Murder

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:55:19 +0000

Aarion Johnson, 28, is reportedly charged with murder in the death of Susanne Stoffels, who was found dead in her home on Ross Street in November 2007. Police say Johnson had broken into the home and raped Stoffels before killing her. Johnson is currently serving a 70-year sentence on previous rape and burglary charges. More information here.

Home Invasion and Car Theft in Rockford, IL

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:38:54 +0000

Rockford police are reportedly investigating a home invasion during which a 22 year old Rockford man’s car was stolen. The armed criminals followed allegedly followed the man inside the home and told him to get on the floor, and demanded the car’s title. When he told them he didn’t have it, the robbers kicked him then took his car keys and fled. More information here.

A Bloody Home Invasion in Canada

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:35:25 +0000

In the brazen midday attack, assailants were wearing masks and bullet-proof vests, and a gunman shoot once in the air before firing at a man on a sidewalk. Multiple people where shot and otherwise injured. More information here.

Mother and Small Children Held at Gunpoint During Home Invasion Robbery

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:35:10 +0000

Police have reportedly made one arrest after an early morning home invasion at the Coolivan Apartments off Sixth Street in Lexington, KS. Police have reportedly charged 31-year-old Lashonda Martin with 1st degree robbery. Officers say they are still searching for three other suspects who broke down down a door at the apartment building and held a mother and two small children at gunpoint inside during the robbery. More information here.

A Father and Son Accused of Home Invasion and Attempted Murder

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:38:41 +0000

Donald Samber Jr. and his son, Donald Samber III, were allegedly looking for prescription pills when they stormed into a mobile home on Victoria Avenue, fired a shotgun at their victims, and got stabbed by one victim, authorities say. The men were caught a few hours later and have been charged with attempted murder and home invasion. More information here.

Mountain View, CA police investigating rash of daylight home invasions

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:35:43 +0000

Mountain View, California police are investigating 18 residential daytime burglaries over the last five months. Police spokeswoman Liz Wylie said that the break-ins have all happened since April in “broad daylight.” In addition to the daytime burglaries, Wylie said there have been similar residential burglaries at night. More information here.

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Child Rape

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:06:52 +0000

A man on was reportedly sentenced to life in prison after he kidnapped and raped a 5 year old girl. Matthew Cook Casey, 37, kidnapped the child from her Williamson home on Dec. 14, 2006 and raped her in his car, accoridng to a release from U.S. Attorney Chuck Miller’s office. Earlier that day, Casey raped a 55-year-old woman in South Williamson, Ky., the same release indicated. More information here.

4 Charged in Violent MT Home Invasion

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:35:42 +0000

Four defendants are facing multiple felony charges after a 47-year-old man was attacked during a home invasion in Billings, Montana. Police say four offenders entered the home of Jamie Ketcham on Sept. 11, sprayed him with mace, and and struck him several times in the head with a baseball bat, leaving him in critical condition. More information here.

Second teen arrested in Adelaide Avenue home invasion

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:04:54 +0000

Authorities reportedly allege Christian Elias, along with Jordan O’Connell, 18, of 209 Ferry St., Lawrence, and an unidentified third man, went to the home of Jose Flores-Cruz, 20, of 60 Adelaide Ave., broke into the house, surprised a sleeping Flores-Cruz in his bedroom, and beat him with baseball bats. More information here.

2 Home Invasions In Iowa; Using Hammers and Guns

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:15:45 +0000

There were a pair of home invasions in Iowa:

In the first home invasion, 3 robbers armed with hammers entered 1300 W. Fourth St., Apt. 1, in Waterloo, IA and demanded wallets from residents Javier Garcia and Jonathan Sindo. The two victims handed over the wallets and then attempted to stop the intruders, police said. The three criminals then the two victims with hammers and then fled.

In the second home invasion, 2 men reportedly kicked in the back door to 502 Almond St in Waterloo, IA at about 1:55 a.m. Their faces were covered, one of them hand a handgun, and they demanded money from residents Maursid Gaston and Nikesha Roberts. The robbers with cash, and no injuries were reported, police said.

Farmington Police Search for Home Invader

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:15:44 +0000

Farmington, MN police are searching for the armed man they say broke into a home and pulled a gun on its owner Sunday afternoon. The home invasion happened about 3pm, near the corner of 195th St and Everest Path while the home owner and his daughter were at home, police said. The gunman fled after getting a small amount of money from the homeowner, police said. More information here.

Canadian Family Suffers Violent Home Invasion

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:07:09 +0000

A 27-year-old home owner was the victim of a violent home invasion. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, the man, his roommate and a girlfriend were watching TV in their Pickford Drive home, when the suddenly the door burst open and three armed men stormed into the house. The home invaders held the trio hostage for about 10 minutes while they ransacked the house, and made off with a 42” LCD television, a laptop, cell phones and a small amount of cash.“I was pressed down to the couch with a gun to my head almost the whole time,” the resident said. “I looked across at my roommate with a knife to his throat, and the girl was just sitting there panicking, screaming.” More information here.

Two sought in home invasion robbery

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:02:36 +0000

CA Sheriff’s investigators are reportedly asking the publics’ help in finding 34-year-old David Neil Morreo and 19-year-old Thomas Charles Durnin. The men are allegedly suspected of forcing their way into a San Jacinto, CA home in the 300 block of E. Main Street. Officials reportedly said a female resident was home when two men showed up at 11 a.m. Saturday, and pushed their way into the home while brandishing two shiney handguns. One of the men demanded valuables and took a wallet, officials said. More information here.

CA Home Invasion-Sex Assaults Linked to Lone Criminal

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:41:53 +0000

Investigators have determined four Natomas, CA area home invasion robberies and sexual assaults appear to be the work of a single attacker, Sacramento authorities said Sunday. Sacramento Police and Sacramento County sheriff’s officials said the four unsolved home invasion cases all happened within the past year. In two of the attacks, the victim was sexually assaulted. More information here.

University of Connecticut Student Raped in Home Invasion

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:00:53 +0000

A Woodbridge, CT man has been released on bond after police said he broke into the apartment of an University of Connecticut student and raped her. When officers arrived, they reportedly said Frank Cirillo, 21, was found partially clothed attempting to force his way into a nearby apartment. Cirillo was reportedly taken into police custody and charged with home invasion, sexual assault in the first degree, burglary, criminal attempt burglary, criminal mischief, larceny and breach of peace. More information here.

Man Stabbed and robbed in home invasion

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:16:39 +0000

A 42-year-old man was in his home when he heard pounding on his front door. As he went to the door, it was kicked open by criminals. During the incident, the victim was assaulted, battered and robbed, police said. One of the women was armed with a knife, and the victim received a large cut to the back of his head after being struck by an unknown object. More information here.

Westland, MI woman faces home invasion charges

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:14:00 +0000

A Westland woman believed to be responsible for 10 home invasions in Canton Township is reportedly facing felony charges, police said. Becky Sue Malmsten, 49, was charged with home invasion, larceny from a building, and habitual offender fourth offense; which carries up to life imprisonment. She is held on a $25,000 cash bond. More information here.

6 Arrested in VA Home Invasion Spree

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:13:49 +0000

Suffolk, VA police announced Friday they have made arrests in a string of six home invasions that terrorized county residents to a Wyandanch, VA ring of young men ranging in age from 18 to 21. Reportedly arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery were Tyrone Simpson, 18, of 100 E. Booker St., Wyandanch; Andy Sukram, 18, of 353 Terrace Rd., Bayport; Bryan Bethea Jr., 21, of Cranberry Avenue, Central Islip; Benjamin Gaines, 18, of 270 State Ave., Wyandanch; and Jamel Bishop, 19, of 555 Atlantic Ave., Copiague. Police also reportedly arrested Steven Brison, 18, 270 State Ave., Wyandanch, and charged him with criminal possession of stolen property. More information here.

Violent VA Beach Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:20:31 +0000

An investigation revealed that three armed criminals males forced their way into an apartment, located in the 4700 blk. of Windermere Ct., in the Pembroke Lakes Apartments. Police say numerous people were in the apartment at the time of the invasion. They also say the suspects assaulted one man and sexually assaulted two females. During the invasion, a juvenile arriving at the apartment saw what was going on and ran, but was shot in front of the building. More information here.

Baby threatened at gunpoint in Calgary home invasion

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:14:07 +0000

A Calgary man fears for his family’s safety after a home invasion in which his three-month-old daughter was threatened at gunpoint. Muzaffar Taj said men posing as delivery men arrived at their home – armed with a gun, a sword and a butcher’s knife, moved the family downstairs, tied them up and cut their phone lines. “I have no idea who they are. They said they are here for money. They said they are professionals and if we call the cops, they will kill us and kill our kids,” Taj said Thursday. More information here.

TN Family Held Hostage For 5 Hours By Home Invaders

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:51:46 +0000

Shelby County, TN police are investigating a home invasion robbery in which a Cordova, TN family was held hostage for five hours. Detectives say that on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, in the 8000 block of Port Douglas Drive, armed and masked men barged into the home just after 10:00 p.m. and didn’t leave until 3:00 a.m. on Thursday. The home invaders reportedly tied up 31 year-old Raven Parson and her three children: two girls, 14, and 10 and a three year-old boy. Investigators say the woman’s boyfriend, Tavious Swift, 28, came home around 1:00 a.m., and the men injured and tied him up as well. The criminals then went room to room, ransacking the house before leaving with cash, jewelry, and a Black Chevy Tahoe, said detectives. More information here.

Residents stabbed, pistol-whipped in 2 Oakland Home Invasions

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:51:46 +0000

Police are investigating two apparently unrelated home invasion robberies Wednesday in Oakland, CA. The first home invasion reportedly occurred at about 10:15 p.m. in the 3600 block of Laguna Avenue. A man 35, and a woman, 24, were stabbed. In the other home invasion, on the 2000 block of Montana Street, 4 male robbers confronted the resident in his home and beat him with a rifle during the robbery. More information here.

Man shot in west Charlotte, NC home invasion

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:53:48 +0000

Armed robbers kicked open a residential door, demanded money then shot a homeowner on Tuesday night in the 3100 block of Rush Avenue in west Charlotte, NC. “[The home owner, who was on disability] was shot twice, in the stomach and in the thigh,” said a next-door neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous. The armed robbers snatched $200 cash and a Razor cell phone before getting away. More information here.

Police Search For Suspects in AL Home Invasion

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:44:05 +0000

Authorities are searching for suspects in a home invasion that took place early Tuesday morning at 700 Walsh Avenue in Scottsboro, Alabama. Nequita Denise Atherley, 22, of Scottsboro and Richard Leon Bush, 19, of Scottsboro are reportedly charged with robbery first degree and burglary first degree after allegedly breaking into a random residence, armed with a weapon while the victims were present at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday. More information here.

Home Invaders Shoot 2 People in Oklahoma City

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:20:04 +0000

Around 1am today, police were called to 1033 Northwest 97th street, a residential area near North Western in Oklahoma City. Two people had been shot and told police that four men wearing hoods and bandannas over their faces burst into the home. The four demanded money then started shooting. More information here.

Woman Undergoes Surgery After Home Invasion

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:08:07 +0000

Four suspects are on the run after police say they broke into a home on Carver Road in Columbia’s Washington-Carver neighborhood and shot Audrey Jacobs twice with a shotgun. Tonight, that woman’s daughter is praying for her mothers recovery as she undergoes surgery. Doctors had to remove Audrey’s left arm on Tuesday. More information here.

Third Long Island Home Invasion in 2 Days

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:08:06 +0000

In the third home invasion in two days, two armed men entered a Long Island home early Tuesday while a family of six were asleep, police said. The husband awoke at around 12:20 a.m. to see the two men, one armed with a handgun, standing over his bed, police said. The men stole cash and jewelry, and tied the couple’s hands. On Monday, two similar home invasions occurred in Islip and Lindenhurst, where residents awoke to find burglars, who robbed them of cash and valuables, police said. More information here.

Four men invade Westlake home at gunpoint

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:45:22 +0000

Four armed men broke into a Courtland Meadows, OH home and robbed the woman homeowner at gunpoint, while groping her and pointing a gun at her and her 3-year-old son They demanded money from the 26-year-old woman, threatened to rape her and ransacked the house. They appeared to be drunk, Capt. Guy Turner said. More information here.

Jury Selection Begins For Deadly 2003 Home Invasion

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:11:42 +0000

Jury selection begins today in the case of a man who’s accused in a violent home invasion in Washington County, PA that led to an elderly woman’s death back in January of 2003. Police reportedly say Mark Fisher, 23, posed as a utility worker to get into the Peters Township home of Freda Dale and her husband, Shannon. Fisher allegedly tied the couple up, demanded money and beat Shannon Dale, then 91. More information here.

Two men charged with invasion of a paraplegic man’s home

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:11:42 +0000

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit detectives reportedly solved a second armed home invasion robbery charging the same pair that allegedly committed the same offense of home invasion on Tuesday, Sept. 2 morning in a paraplegic’s Port Charlotte home. Detectives tied in Michael Christian Moritz, 20, 27337 Neaptide Dr., Deep Creek and juvenile Rick J. Benedict, 15, 27174 Sunnybrook Rd., Harbour Heights, to an Aug. 25 home invasion at 27082 Adams St., in Harbour Heights, according to the report. More information here.

PA Home Invasion

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:11:42 +0000

According to East Coventry Township, PA police, several people dressed in black and reportedly armed broke into the home and threatened, terrorized and assaulted several occupants of the home. Police said one man, two women and two small children were in the residence when the home invasion occurred. The people injured as a result of the home invasion were treated at Phoenixville Hospital, and a man inside the home was flown from Phoenixville Hospital to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, PA for further treatment. More information here.

Criminal Sentenced in MN Home Invasions

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:01:03 +0000

Dennis Lee Richardson Jr. of Willmar and formerly of Rochester was convicted of first-degree aggravated robbery and third-degree burglary, charges that stemmed from separate incidents in 2007. Richardson and two other men broke into a house and bound a 69-year-old man to a chair with duct tape, pistol-whipped him, and then stole $800 in cash and $4,000 in commemorative state quarters. More information here.

CA Robber Still At Large After Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:32:30 +0000

Deputies said that a criminal entered a home in the 9200 block of Linda Rio Drive in Sacramento, CA during the early-morning hours of Aug. 23. When the 28-year-old man living inside the home woke up, the robber confronted him with a knife and stabbed the man before leaving. The victim suffered serious wounds and was taken to a hospital. Deputies said the robber may have also committed an armed robbery at the nearby Larchmont Park just prior to the home invasion. More information here.

Three arrested and a fourth sought in home invasion

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:05:34 +0000

West Columbia, SC police have arrested three people and are seeking a fourth in connection with a home invasion on Senn Street. Officials say the suspects forced their way into a home around 6pm Thursday, held the homeowner at gunpoint and left with a small amount of cash. Police Chief Dennis Tyndall said 31-year-old Kelly Hopkins, 25-year-old Gabrielle C. Watts and 18-year-old Mandy Harmon have been arrested and charged. Police have also issued a warrant seeking 26-year-old Stoney Hugo Glenn in connection with the incident. More information here.

Aftermath of a Deadly Home Invasion Found

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:48:53 +0000

Officers were called to a house in the 8900 block of Seven Locks Road in Bethesda shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities said Mary Frances Havenstein, 63, who lived alone in the home, was found dead inside. Police said Havenstein was bound and that she may have been there for several days . Police said they are working to determine whether this case is related to other break-ins in the area. In those instances, thieves targeted elderly victims and would tie them up in their homes and rob them. More information here.

4 Men Held After Fatal Home Invasion

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:18:56 +0000

Four men are charged in the fatal shooting of a man in his North Chicago apartment last month, according to court records. Lake County authorities said Michael Reed, 24, Paul Alston, 21, and Ernest Hughes, 22, all of North Chicago; and Nathaniel Wise, 23, of Waukegan on Aug. 25 broke into the home in the 2400 block of Arrington Way that Bernard Phillips shared with his girlfriend and her children. After a struggle, Phillips, 37, was fatally shot in the chest. All four men have been ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail. More information here.

San Antonio Man Shot by Robbers During Home Invasion

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:25 +0000

A 28-year-old man was shot in the back during a home invasion early Wednesday on the city’s northeast side. Police said three armed men broke in through a rear sliding glass door at the home in the 4900 block of Dare Lane at 1 a.m. The men then forced three people, who were asleep, to the ground and demanded cash, police said. At some point during the robbery, one of the men shot one of the occupants, police said. The victim was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in critical condition. The robbers got away with cash and jewelry. No arrests have been made. More information here.

Home invasion: Teen ’stabbed women then fled’

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:42:18 +0000

Police say an unknown male broke in to a home in Roslyn Avenue about 4:40am on Friday. He was confronted by two females, aged 21 and 16, and allegedly armed himself with a knife. The 21-year-old was stabbed in a the upper thigh while the 16-year-old suffered stab wounds to the foot and leg. More information here.

Florida Man Shot During Invasion of His Home

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:53:12 +0000

Tampa, FL police say Christopher Clabeaux was shot in the neck during an early morning home invasion in the Citrus Park Apartments. His friend, a 20-year-old woman was stopped in the complex parking by two armed men who forced her to take them to Clabeaux’s apartment. Once inside the apartment at 8102 Sheldon Road deputies say they hit one man in the mouth with a hammer and the other shot Clabeaux point blank in the neck. Clabeaux was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in critical condition. The robbers then stole a safe and a woman’s purse. More information here.

3 Charged in Elgin, IL Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:35:29 +0000

Two Elgin men and one Poplar Grove man have been charged in a home invasion in which the victims were bound and robbed at gunpoint. One victim was injured. Police said Donell J. Lyle, 22, 1055 Byron Lane, Elgin, Frederick J. Neal, 34, 100 Bounty Lane, Poplar Grove, and Daniel A. Feliciano, 20, 2407 Daybreak Court, Elgin, have each been charged with two Class X felonies for home invasion and one Class X felony for armed robbery. Bail for each was set at $500,000. More information here.

CT Man Shot By Criminal During Home Invasion

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:36:10 +0000

Police said they are searching for a man in his 20’s who broke into an apartment on Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford this morning and shot the resident. The victim was taken to Hartford Hospital with three bullet wounds. He is in critical condition, police said. The home invasion at 469 Wethersfield Avenue. The suspected knocked on the door of apartment A2 and kicked it down when no one answered, police said. The victim tried defending himself with a sword and was shot. The suspect fled in an unknown direction. More information here.

Houston Woman Stabbed Multiple Times In Her Home

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:32:28 +0000

A woman was critically injured after being stabbed four times at her home in east Harris County. The Harris County Sheriff’s office is investigating the stabbing that happened in a residential neighborhood in the 14000 block Oleoke. Sheriff investigators said they do not have a lead on a suspect. More information here.