A suburban mayor issued a warning to the community after a report of a shocking home invasion that left a senior tied up and at gun point following a routine trip to the grocery store.
“Last night, right before the Village Board meeting, I was notified by the Will County sheriff’s office that a home invasion had taken place in Homer Glen,” Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike wrote in a Facebook post. “The victim is fine, rather shaken, but not injured.”
According to Neitzke-Troike, an older woman had pulled into her garage and was unloading groceries when someone near the side of her home came into the garage and held her at gunpoint. Behind them in her driveway, a car pulled up, Neitzke-Troike said, with another person getting out also pointing a gun.
The two forced the woman inside her home and proceeded to tie her to a chair using rope and telephone cords, Neitzke-Troike said. The suspects then rummaged through her home, taking valuables and threatening to kill her if she didn’t provide her correct credit card PIN numbers.
Once the two left, the woman escaped the restraints and ran to a neighbors home to call 911. By that time the suspects had already used her credit cards, the mayor said.
The incident lasted approximately 15 minutes, Neitzke-Troike said.
“When coming and going out of your home or the stores, please check your surroundings,” Neitzke-Troike said.
NBC Chicago has reached out to the Will County Sheriff for details but didn’t immediately hear back.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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