Police Urge Residents to Lock Their Doors After Recent Home Invasion
An armed man allegedly walked into a Rock Hill home Friday, confronted a woman and fled with her vehicle. A similar incident occurred in Brentwood in mid-July.
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Rock Hill police are urging residents to lock their doors, especially when they are home, after responding to a recent home invasion.
On Friday morning a man allegedly armed with a silver handgun walked into a home in the 1500 block of Blue Bell Lane near Manchester Road, police said. He entered through an unlocked door, stayed for about 10 minutes demanding the woman's vehicle and then drove away in her 2010 black Honda CRV. The 55-year old woman was not hurt in the incident.
"A crime of this nature is unheard of in this area," said Kevin Clinton, a Rock Hill police officer. "But it unfortunately may be becoming a trend. There was a home invasion in Brentwood just two or three months ago on Parkside. That's why we are encouraging people to keep their doors locked."
About 30 minutes prior to the incident, the man was seen on surveillance video at Brentwood convenience store, Clinton said. (See photos that accompany this article) The suspect is described as a white man between 20 and 25 years old with brown hair and a scruffy beard. He is between 5'10 and 6-feet tall and was last seen wearing a red flannel shirt and jeans with holes in both knees.
The black Honda CRV that was stolen has a bright orange “St Theresa Bulldogs” bumper sticker is on the back window, police say. It has a Missouri license plate and its number is FG6 T1J.
If you have information on the incident, you are urged to call an anonymous police tip line at 314-644-7100.
Donia Hunter
6:32 am on Monday, September 24, 2012
I've noticed an increase of scruffy door to door solicitors on Blue Bell Lane in recent weeks. It's the time of year when people sell fire wood and rake yards and I know the economy is bad but please don't answer your door if you don't know the individual.
CL5X
3:33 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
My daughter's apartment in Shrewsbury was invaded/broken into twice in April 2012. Luckily, she was not at home either time. The first time (while she was at work in the afternoon) the thieves broke in through a window and took only her Rx drugs and jewelry. The second time (at night while she was out with friends) they took all of her electronic equipment. I thank God she was not home either time. Both times she reported the incidents to Shrewsbury police. Their conclusion? That she was a liar and had staged both herself despite the fact that other home invasions were reported in both Brentwood and Crestwood at that time and the police chief of Shrewsbury was interviewed on TV about home invasions in that area. She has been in victims' counseling ever since, moved away from that "great" neighborhood, and changed jobs to rid herself of the trauma. It sickens me to see her victimized not only by the thieves but by the police department as well.