An investigation is closing in on four men accused of posing as federal officers to rob an elderly woman at gunpoint. FOX13
The break in happened at the 71-year-old woman’s home in Pierce County in January. Now, one of the suspects is in jail, thanks to the help of surveillance video.
"All three of them had law enforcement badges on. Two of them looking like U.S. Marshals badges, and one of them actually looking like a sheriff’s star," said Sgt. Darren Moss Jr. with the sheriff's office. Court document said the suspects kicked a door down went inside and held up a 71-year-old woman. The documents said, "one the suspects pointed a gun at her face. That suspect zip-tied her and asked, ‘Where’s the money?’"
The public information officer said detectives were still investigating the motive behind the break in. However, court documents revealed, "The victim’s residence is a known ‘problem house’ that often has narcotic activity and stolen vehicles associated to it."
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