Leesburg Intrusion Reported

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer-

LEESBURG -ÊA Milford woman reported an intruder pointed a gun at her during a burglary at a Leesburg residence early this morning.

According to a report from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, a Milford woman, who is a caregiver for the resident of a home on Van Buren Street in Leesburg, reported an armed robbery around 12:54 a.m. today.

The woman heard a loud noise, and when she went to investigate, found a man dressed in a black jacket with a dark cloth covering his face going through cabinets in the living room of the home. When the woman told the man to leave the house, he pointed a small silver handgun at her and asked where he could find money. After the woman said there was no money, the man made her lay on the floor then left out the back door of the residence.

A purse with two credit cards and cash was missing from the residence.

The suspect was described as a man between 5-feet-7-inches and 5-feet-9-inches tall and 175 poounds wearing dark clothes and a ski mask.

The incident remains under investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. [[In-content Ad]]

LEESBURG -ÊA Milford woman reported an intruder pointed a gun at her during a burglary at a Leesburg residence early this morning.

According to a report from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, a Milford woman, who is a caregiver for the resident of a home on Van Buren Street in Leesburg, reported an armed robbery around 12:54 a.m. today.

The woman heard a loud noise, and when she went to investigate, found a man dressed in a black jacket with a dark cloth covering his face going through cabinets in the living room of the home. When the woman told the man to leave the house, he pointed a small silver handgun at her and asked where he could find money. After the woman said there was no money, the man made her lay on the floor then left out the back door of the residence.

A purse with two credit cards and cash was missing from the residence.

The suspect was described as a man between 5-feet-7-inches and 5-feet-9-inches tall and 175 poounds wearing dark clothes and a ski mask.

The incident remains under investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. [[In-content Ad]]

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