Philadelphia police investigating after man impersonating officer breaks into home, ties up victim in Tacony
A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with an alleged home invasion in Philadelphia on Friday morning, according to police.
Philadelphia Police Department officers were on the scene in the 6000 block of Marsden Street in the city's Tacony neighborhood, talking to the homeowner and neighbors, trying to gather as much information as possible.
The 63-year-old homeowner spoke with CBS News Philadelphia but didn't want to be identified.
The man said he was walking out of his home around 7:30 a.m. when he claimed another man dressed as a police officer held him at gunpoint and forced him back inside. He alleged the man handcuffed him, put chains around his ankles, duct taped his mouth and
put a pillow over his head. The man allegedly then interrogated him about bank accounts and transactions he claimed he didn't know about.
The homeowner said he believes it was a case of mistaken identity.
The homeowner said the man unshackled him, trying to take him somewhere, which is how he was able to break free. He said he ran toward Torresdale Avenue, where he met a crossing guard, who later called the police.
He said his wallet, money and house keys were stolen. He wasn't injured in the incident.
Police said the 24-year-old man was seen driving a white Jeep Cherokee and was apprehended in the 7000 block of Milnor Street. A weapon was recovered, according to police. It's unclear if the man has been charged.
A neighbor said she was awakened Friday by the police sirens.
"I heard the sirens. I was upstairs in my room, didn't think anything of it," neighbor Nyeemah Wright said. "I peeked out. That's when I saw a whole bunch of cops. So then I stayed in the house because I didn't know if something active was going on. It was definitely crazy."