New Suspect Information Released On Lincoln County Home Invasion

UPDATE: Deputies have released more information on a person of interest and the suspect vehicle involved in Thursday’s armed home invasion.

Investigators say the vehicle is believed to be a gold or tan 1990’s Ford Taurus with a missing front right hub cap.

The driver of the vehicle was caught on surveillance at a Charlotte area convenience store and from a Charlotte resident’s home surveillance system, officials say.

Anyone who recognizes the person pictured or has any information on this case is asked to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050 or the Lincoln County Communications Center at 704-735-8202.

_____

{Previous post on July 20, 2017}

LINCOLN COUNTY, NC — Deputies are looking for one, possibly two, suspects that broke into a woman’s home and robbed her Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, the elderly woman returned home around 12:15pm to find a vehicle parked in her carport on Sifford Road. Seeing the door partially opened and believing it was a relative with a key, officials say she entered the home.

Deputies say a slim black male, around 18 to 20-years-old, took her to a back room at gunpoint. The woman told deputies that the man said he did not want to hurt her when he took her to the room and placed her in a chair.

Deputies say she managed to call 911 while the suspect was still in the home, but they had taken off with a flat screen TV and lock box before law enforcement could arrive.

Officials say the woman was not harmed during the robbery.

Deputies say the door had been kicked in, and they believe there were two people inside the home despite the victim only seeing one. The suspect vehicle is described as a light brown or tan sedan.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050 or the Lincoln County Communications Center at 704-735-8202.