Home sweet (defenseless) home
6:52am Thursday, May 05, 2005
Police said a couple in their 70s were forced into the bathroom of their own home Tuesday morning by a man with a gun who then took their car. The robber crawled in through a garage window inside the Edgevale Drive home to get inside, NBC 4's Kyle Anderson reported. "He produced a handgun to the residents and forced them into a bathroom," said Upper Arlington Police Detective Heath Montag. The couple stayed there as the robber ransacked their home, taking their 2002 Buick Century and some cash, Anderson reported. The car is tan and has four doors, and has Ohio license No. AYS-7086. police said. The couple, although not injured, was not able to give a detailed description of the assailant, Anderson reported. They said the criminal was a man of an unknown race who was wearing dark clothes and a ski mask. "Any time it's a crime against the elderly, it's something you look at as a special victim," Montag said.
A couple was shot in their Tremont Avenue home late Monday evening, Mansfield Police Lt. Joe Wendling said. The woman was shot in her jaw, he said. The man was shot in the arm and chest. The male drove the couple to MedCentral/ Mansfield Hospital, where he was being treated this morning. The woman was flown by emergency helicopter to Akron General Hospital. Lt. John Wendling of the Major Crimes Unit said there was no condition available on either because they were being evaluated early this morning. The names were not released by press time. "An unknown shooter, for an unknown reason, shot a female," John Wendling said. "When the boyfriend came to the door, he was shot." The shooter stood outside the white, two-story home at 435 Tremont Ave., firing at least six bullets through the door, Joe Wendling said. Officers cordoned off the home and yard, which included a shed and dog run with "keep out" and "beware of dogs" sign. Officers searched the yard and a grassy area across the street with flashlights, looking for evidence.
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