Wednesday, July 6, 2005 | ||
Bad Links? | Fville police seek 4 men in sexual assault, home invasionBy BEN NELMS Four occupants of a Heritage Lake residence were tied up and the homeowner sexually assaulted in a Fayetteville home invasion early Saturday morning. Fayetteville police are seeking four armed men and working on other leads in the case. The home invasion occurred shortly after midnight at a South Shore Terrace residence in Heritage Lake subdivision when four black males armed with handguns entered the home through the front door, said Fayetteville Police Department Public Information Officer Lt. Beverly Trainor. The house is located in northern Fayetteville between Ga. highways 314 and 92 North, less than a mile west of the Banks Crossing Shopping Center and The Pavilion, two busy commercial areas. The men tied up the four occupants at the residence, including the 35-year-old homeowner and her 7-year-old son, along with her mother and a female friend who were visiting, according to reports. The homeowner was sexually assaulted by two of the perpetrators and all the victims were threatened, Trainor said. The three remaining victims sustained no physical harm, she said. The victims said the four men wore baseball caps and gloves with bandanas over their faces and nondescript clothing, reports said. Victims were unable to approximate the ages of the assailants, said Trainor. While in the home for approximately one hour, the men took jewelry and an undetermined amount of cash. Also stolen was the homeowners GMC Denali that was located less than an hour later approximately two miles away at Heaton Lakes Estates, a new subdivision under construction, Trainor said. While at the scene, officers found a handgun on the ground near the rear of the vehicle, reports said. Trainor said victim witness advocates from the District Attorneys office came to the residence and met with the occupants. Fayetteville Police Department is working on leads relating to the home invasion, said Trainor. Anyone with information pertaining to the incident can contact Detective Robert Bautista at 770-461-4441. Crimes like this are few and far between in Fayetteville. Including this one, weve had three home invasions in about the last eight years, Trainor said. We take all crimes seriously, but a crime of this type is especially serious for us. Trainor said that residents minimize their chances of being victimized by always being aware of their surroundings and reporting suspicious activity to police. Those with home alarms should make sure the system is functioning properly and that contact numbers are correct, she said. |
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