Crime & Safety
Resident Fends Off Masked Home Invaders, Police Say
Easton police say South Side resident was able to fend off two men in Sunday break-in attempt.
Easton police say two masked men—one of whom might have been carrying a shotgun—tried to break into a South Side home early Sunday.
According to police, the men tried to force their way into the home on the 600 block of Charles Street around 1:49 a.m.
Police say the resident who reported the attempt was able to keep the men out of the home, and they ran off.
Police offered this description of the robbers:
- One black man, wearing a black mask and a dark hoodie, holding a long gun that may have been a shotgun.
- Another man, also black, wearing a mask and a gray hoodie.
It was not immediately clear if the attempted break-in was related to a pair of robberies over the weekend.
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