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By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@leader.net
 Monday, February 19, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





PLYMOUTH - Three masked gunmen entered an East Main Street residence
Saturday night and tied up and assaulted four men before fleeing with cash and
jewelry, Plymouth police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police on Sunday would not release the identity of the victims nor the
exact location of the residence, but said the incident occurred near the
intersection with the Carey Avenue Bridge. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to a police source who did not wish to be identified, three of
the victims left the apartment to get some takeout food Saturday night. A
short time later, at about 10:30 p.m., the doorbell rang and the fourth man
answered the door thinking it was his friends returning with the food. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 When the man opened the door, he was confronted by two men wearing ski
masks and a third man wearing a black pillow case over his head. One of the
men pulled a handgun and pushed the victim into the bedroom and onto the bed,
police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The suspect struck the victim on the head several times with a gun, put
duct tape over his eyes and around his hands behind his back. When the three
men returned with the food, they initially saw only one of the masked gunmen
and thought it was their friend joking around, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The other robbers then appeared, pointed their guns at the victims as they
sat on a couch, and kept asking if they thought it was funny. One robber
pointed a silver-colored semiautomatic handgun at the nose of one of the
victims and told him, ``Smile or laugh again and I'll shoot you,'' police
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The robbers ordered the victims to empty their pockets or they would be
shot. The robbers then put duct tape over the men's eyes, cut the phone cords
in the residence and bound the victims' hands and legs with the cords, police
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The robbers ransacked the apartment and fled, taking more than $100 in
cash, credit cards, some jewelry and a Sony PlayStation, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After the suspects fled, one of the victims was able to free himself from
the phone cords and then freed his friends before calling police at about
11:13 p.m., police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 One of the victims was transported to Mercy Hospital and treated for facial
injuries, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police said the first suspect is a white male in his mid-20s, about 6 feet
1 inch to 6 feet 2 inches tall, 175 to 180 pounds, wearing a gray sweater,
black gloves and dark warm-up pants and carrying a dark-colored handgun. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The second suspect is a black male in his mid-20s, 5 feet 8 inches to 5
feet 9 inches tall, 160 to 170 pounds, wearing a white ski mask and carrying a
silver-colored handgun, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The third suspect is a black male in his mid-20s, 6 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 2
inches tall, 180 to 190 pounds, wearing a black pillow case on his head, dark
sweat pants and dark gloves, and carrying a dark-colored handgun, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police said they believe the guns used were either 9 mm or .45-caliber
semiautomatic weapons. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Plymouth Borough
Police at 779-2147. Officers Brian Williams and Robert Franchella are the
investigating officers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Steve Mocarsky, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 459-2005. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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4 Men Assaulted, Robbed At Plymouth Residence Police Say Three Masked Gunmen Stole Money, Credit Cards And Jewelry From Home On East Main Street.