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PTC police: 2 boarders robbed pair

By LEE WILLIAMS
lwilliams@TheCitizenNews.com

Two boarders decided to take a Peachtree City couple’s hospitality to the next level Thursday when they tied up the pair and rounded up several items from the home, even the family car.

The couple was unhurt, but police are still looking for the two robbery suspects.

Peachtree City police said they responded to 114 Kings Ridge in Wynnmeade subdivision after they learned that a Hispanic couple who lived at the address had been robbed.

“Witnesses at the scene stated that two subjects were tied up at gunpoint and various items were taken, to include a vehicle that was recovered near the crime scene,” Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray said in a prepared statement.

The suspects, described as two Hispanic males in their 20s, were invited to stay at the home with the Hispanic couple after meeting one of the victims at the Peachtree City Wal-Mart, authorities said.

The suspects left the home owned by Omega Real Estate Inc. on Jasmine Path driving a black Ford 150 with Tennessee license plates, but not before issuing threats to the battered couple. It is because of this fact police are withholding the names of the victims, PCPD Maj. Mike Dupree said.

The department hopes to make an arrest soon, police said.

“We do have some pretty good leads and we are working with law enforcement from another state to find the potential suspects,” Dupree said. He confirmed the agency is working with law enforcement officials in Tennessee.

Questions surrounding the incident remain, Dupree said.

“We are not sure of the motives or why, or the circumstances surrounding what happened there,” Dupree said.

In the wake of the armed robbery, police now have turned their attention to a report that the house was used as a boarding house for illegal immigrants.

Dupree said his agency notified Peachtree City Code Enforcement about the report and are following up on the matter.

“We are required when we see anything that might be a violation of code enforcement when it comes to housing situations to notify code enforcement and they look at it,” Dupree said.

PCPD Chief Building Official Tom Carty said he did not have a report that a house was being used to board illegal immigrants.

Dupree explained a report from a private citizen might not have been made, but further submitted his agency did notify the department about a potential problem at the residence.

Carty could not be reached for further comment.