"Seven people have been arrested in connection with a September home invasion robbery in Irvine, where residents were held at gunpoint and their hands and mouths duct-taped in a failed attempt to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, officials announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. The final outstanding defendant was arrested by U.S. Marshals last week in Las Vegas after a manhunt, the Orange County District Attorney's office said."
"The man went downstairs to check out the noise and was held at gunpoint alongside his brother-in-law by intruders, who duct-taped their hands behind their backs and duct-taped their mouths. The intruders brought two women downstairs. Another woman locked herself and her children in a bedroom and called 911. She opened the door to see what was happening and an intruder took her phone and ran out of the home with both of the other intruders. The phone was found nearby."
Seven people were arrested by Dec. 9 in connection with the Sept. 23 home invasion in Irvine. The break-in occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the 5000 block of Royale Avenue. Intruders held residents at gunpoint and duct-taped their hands and mouths while targeting the home for believed high-value cryptocurrency. Occupants included a sleeping man, his wife, an infant, the homeowner, and his brother-in-law. Two women were brought downstairs while another woman hid with her children and called 911; one woman’s phone was stolen and later recovered nearby. A white Dodge Charger was seen on a Tesla camera and later located in Fontana; items recovered in the vehicle included an inmate ID card, a PayPal debit card, ammunition, a ski mask, gloves, DMV paperwork, and a piece of duct tape. The final outstanding defendant was arrested in Las Vegas by U.S. Marshals after a manhunt.
Read at www.ocregister.com
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