Police in Springfield Township are searching for two suspects who entered a home in the Oakhill Trailer Park Oct. 3 and robbed the occupants at gunpoint.
Two brothers, ages 18 and 20, were in separate bedrooms around 4 a.m., and say the gunmen entered demanding cash and other valuables.
One of the brothers told police he surrendered his wallet, which contained about $400 in cash, as well as the cellular phone he’d been using at the time of the invasion. The other brother said he handed over about $50, plus a small amount of marijuana. A laptop computer was also taken from the home.
The suspects are both described as black males in their mid twenties. The first suspect was described as clean cut with short, trim hair.
He is thought to weigh between 150-175 pounds, and was wearing a dark hoody and carrying a semi-automatic pistol.
The second suspect was also said to be clean cut with short hair, but was much larger than the first.
“He’s a large guy, a big guy, 260 or 270, maybe,” said Sgt. Mark Gardener of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Springfield Substation.
The second suspect was wearing a brown polyester jacket, baggy blue jeans, black boots and carrying a sawed-off pump action shotgun.
Although the victims only saw two men come into the home, police are investigating whether another individual may have been involved in the crime.
“The best we can tell is that when they ran out of the trailer there was either a third suspect waiting outside, or they had a car standing by,” said Gardner.
Composite drawings of both suspects were distributed around the normally quiet area.
“This is generally a fairly quiet community, so this type of incident is not the norm,” said Detective Mike Houck of the Oakland County Sheriffs Department Springfield Substation.
“We have our problems like every other community, but this is definitely not the norm for us.”
Anyone with information on the incident should contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s office in Springfield at (248)625-8531 or 1-800-TURN ONE IN.