By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
Elk Grove police are questioning two people regarding a home-invasion robbery that occurred this afternoon.
Police Department spokesman Christopher Trim said the robbery occurred about 2:30 p.m. in the 9500 block of Stone Springs Drive.
He said three children, ages 15, 13 and 10, were at home when the doorbell rang. The 15-year-old went to the door, looked through the peephole and saw two males, one Asian and the other, black. The teenager opened the door and the Asian man displayed a handgun.
The 15-year-old resident was handcuffed by the black man. The intruders confronted the other two children and ordered them to stay in their rooms, but did not tie them up or otherwise restrain them.
The intruders then went through the house taking three televisions, including two 55-inch sets, as well as other electronic items, jewelry and personal property before leaving through a side door.
When police officers arrived, they learned that individuals of interest in the case might be at the house next door, Trim said. The officers went to the next-door residence and contacted three occupants, a 22-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy. Inside the house, police found items that matched the description of items taken in the robbery. Trim said the victims later identified two 55-inch TVs and other items as property taken from their home.
The woman was released after making a statement to police, but Trim said the 19-year-old and 17-year-old males were taken to the Elk Grove Police Department for further questioning. As of early this evening, no one had been arrested.
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