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<p>NANTICOKE - Police on Sunday continued to investigate a reported armed home invasion on Kosciuszko Street by four masked men, including one wearing a cartoon pig mask.</p><p>Nanticoke Police Chief William Shultz said there was nothing new to report.</p><p>&#8220;I do believe it&#8217;s an isolated incident,&#8221; he said.</p><p>A woman who lives in the residence in the 300 block of Kosciuszko Street told police the four suspects had their faces covered when they entered through an unlocked back door around 11:20 a.m. Saturday.</p><p>Based on information provided by the woman,police gave this account:</p><p>One of the suspects held his hand over the woman&#8217;s mouth as she attempted to yell to her adult son, who was upstairs. The suspect told the woman, &#8220;We are not here to hurt you.&#8221; Also at home at the time were the woman&#8217;s two grandchildren and another woman.</p><p>Three of the suspects remained downstairs while the other one ran upstairs to where her son was. One of the suspects downstairs had a gun but did not point it at anyone. The suspect who went upstairs ran back down after a few seconds and all four fled the house out the back door.</p><p>The woman described the suspects as black males wearing black hooded sweat shirts, gloves and dark clothing. Three of the suspects wore ski masks along with the hooded sweatshirt tied around their faces. The other suspect was wearing a pig cartoon mask and a hooded sweatshirt tied around his face.</p><p>The woman could not provide police with either the direction the suspects fled or a vehicle description.</p><p>Anyone with any information about this crime of asked to call the Nanticoke City Police Department at 570-735-2200 or 911.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLNews.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Nanticoke police chief: Armed home invasion an ‘isolated incident’