Grandmothers tied up in robbery

$86,000 in jewelry and cash taken in Alpharetta break-in.

Thousands in cash and jewelry were stolen, a woman was physically assaulted and three victims had their hands zip-tied during a home invasion Monday night in Alpharetta, police said.

Detectives with the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety are investigating the incident and have “several strong leads,” according to a police spokesman.

Police said two armed and masked men broke into a home on Barnesley Lane in Alpharetta around 10:40 p.m. Monday. The men entered the home and found a 25-year-old woman and her two grandmothers. The men pointed guns at the women, tied them up and then “ransacked the home,” police said.

One of the suspects hit one of the grandmothers — a 74-year-old woman — in the face, police said. She received medical attention at the scene for her injuries.

The suspects removed jewelry from the women after tying them up, according to the police report. The suspects escaped with jewelry, along with a shoebox and safe that contained cash.

The other grandmother was able to free herself, freed the other two women and called 911 after the men had fled the home in the 25-year-old’s car, a silver 2017 Honda Accord LX. The car was found down the road from the home, running with the doors open, police said.

According to the report, the victims told police that they had noticed a security guard for the neighborhood had been parking very close to the home recently. One victim said she noticed a white van parked near the home that day. Another victim said the only non-family member who had regular access to the home was a man who worked for a pest control company.

Police said they believe this family was “targeted specifically” and do not believe that there is a danger to the rest of the community.