I ran across this in an article this morning in the Las Vegas Sun…http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/13/police-seek-help-finding-3-who-robbed-woman-garage/
Metro Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects accused of robbing a woman in the garage of her northwest valley home in September.
Police said the three approached the victim as she pulled her car into the garage about 3:20 a.m. Sept. 19 at her home, which is near Jones Boulevard and Elkhorn Road. One suspect allegedly pulled a gun and demanded her purse while another rifled through the car’s interior, police said.
The suspects then fled on foot and later used her credit card at several businesses, officials said.
One of the surveillance images released, taken at a business where the credit card was used, shows a woman with two suspects. Police don’t believe the woman was involved in the robbery.
Officials described the suspects as black men in their 20s two in their mid- to late-20s and one in his low 20s.
The first suspect is described as about 5-feet-10-inches tall, weighing about 230 pounds with a muscular build. Another is described as about 5-feet-9-inches tall and about 175 pounds with a goatee. The third is described as 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds.
Even if you are at home, do not let yourself be caught unaware. Turn on your high-beams (if you can) and look around your home and the others around it. If something seems out of place or you see someone trying to hide, consider your options.Use your remote to close the garage door behind you before you exit your vehicle. Don’t exit your vehicle or unlock your doors until the door is safely down behind you.Have your home well lighted on the outside. Don’t leave dark places for someone to hide.Encourage your neighbors to do the same.Just because you are pulling into your garage doesn’t mean you are safe. It’s a perfect time to try to jump someone the way these three did. Don’t let it happen to you.