Mabel Miller says she had just gone outside leaving her door unlocked and her alarm for a moment, when two men forced their way into her home and put a gun to her head.
“They pushed me. They was holding me, taking me through each room,” said Miller.
Miller, 72, said the men must have known she had money in the house before they invaded her University Place home on the morning of Friday Oct. 24. She said they shouted instructions at her, repeatedly demanding cash.
“They had a gun waving at me. They said, 'Ma’am we come here to get the dope money.' I said, 'I don’t do that kind of stuff.'”
The two tied her up with a telephone cord, one of them kicking her as they continued to demand money. Miller said one of the men held a gun to her head and tried to comfort her during the holdup.
“He was talking to me really nice, the one that had the gun on me,” said Miller. “He said ma’am just be quiet, don’t say anything. Just let us do what we got to do and I am not going to let him kill you.”
The men finally found a safe inside Miller's closet that held what she called a considerable amount of cash. They pried it loose then left.
Only one of the robbers wore a mask and police were able to produce this composite sketch based on Miller's description. She said the men may have known her grandson runs a legal marijuana sales business and came to her looking for his money.
“I was wondering why one had a mask on and one didn’t. Maybe, I’m saying, the one that had the mask on, I might know him,” said Miller
One man is described as a light skinned black man, 20 to 25 years old, 6 feet 4 inches tall, thin build, with acne marks on his face. During the robbery he was seen wearing a black beanie cap, a black shirt and blue jeans. He was armed with a black handgun.
The second suspect is described as a black male, 20 to 25 years old, 6 feet 4 inches tall, with a medium build. He was seen wearing a black mask, a black shirt and blue jeans.
Crime Stoppers of Tacoma and Pierce County is offering a reward for information leading to the suspects.
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