A Brush with a "Stranded Traveler"

December 20, 2008

http://www.twincities.com/ci_11291640

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The incident happened about 1 a.m. Saturday in the first block of Nelson Street. A man knocked at the door and told the homeowner his car had broken down, he was cold and needed a phone to call his girlfriend to pick him up, a police report said.

"The homeowner reluctantly let him in the entryway," the report said. "He told him to stay at the door. The homeowner said he'd give him a ride."

When the homeowner went to get his keys, the man pulled out a gun and grabbed him. The intruder demanded the homeowner give him "the dope," the report said.

"The homeowner pled with him that there was no dope in the house, just elderly people," the report said.

Holding the homeowner at gunpoint, the intruder took him around the house. When he "was satisfied there was no dope in the house, he escorted the homeowner back to the basement door," the report said.

A second man was waiting outside in the doorway. He had an unknown object in his hand and "a red laser light was pointed into the house," the report said.

The men talked and agreed to "get outta here," the report said. The homeowner pushed the first man out and locked the door, Panos said.
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The article does state that the police found no drugs in the home. I guess if you're victimized by robbers who are demanding drugs, you get the pleasure of having your place searched.

Regardless, be wary of late night callers.