Crime & Safety
Fake Pizza Delivery Man Allegedly Robs Teens
Teens claim someone posing as a Dominos delivery man robbed them in a home invasion in the Norcross area Halloween night.
Teenagers hanging out in a Norcross area home alleged that a man dressed up in a Dominos outfit and robbed them in a home invasion on Halloween night.
Gwinnett County police spoke with two 19-year-olds of Norcross and Covington. They said they were at a residence on the 600 block of Pebble Creek Drive in unincorporated Norcross with five others, according to the police report.
At around 12:45 a.m., a fake delivery man holding a pizza box came to the door, they said.
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The occupants of home said no one had ordered the pizza and the man presented a small, black handgun and started placing the occupants against a wall, according to the report.
Two other suspects wearing ski masks then entered the home. According to the Norcross resident, one of the men placed something that felt like a barrel of a gun against the back of his head and forced him into the kitchen. The suspect took his BlackBerry cell phone and wallet, which contained no money.
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The Covington victim said the other suspect pointed what looked like a gun inside his jacket and shoved him and two other victims into the bathroom. He ordered the victims to empty their pockets, to which they complied.
One of the victims produced her cell phone, which the suspect threw against a wall, and the Covington resident gave them $3. He had stuffed his cell phone in his pants so that the suspects wouldn't take it.
The suspects left, and the occupants discussed what had happened. The homeowner, who was there during the robbery, told the 19-year-olds that the suspects allegedly taken $4,000 from him.
Police were not able to contact the homeowner and have no record of him calling in the crime, according to the incident report.
No injuries were reported from either victim.
The fake Dominos delivery man was described as black, around 5'6" to 5'9" tall and weighed 150 to 170 pounds. The two other suspects are both described as being 6 feet tall and 150 pounds and wearing black pants, blue sweaters and black ski masks. One suspects was described as Asian while the other was described as African American.
