JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – People are on edge in neighborhoods around in northwest Jacksonville after a string of violent home-invasion robberies.
Police believe the robberies have been committed by the same person.
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In one home, the robber broke in and handcuffed the family together before stealing the family car. At another home, the robber tied up a woman and asked her for money and drugs.
"He tied me up. I said, 'There ain't no money and drugs here, you got the wrong house,'" said the victim, who did not want to be identified.
Another victim was too afraid to show her face to cameras because the robber is still on the loose.
"I just told him you can have whatever you want, just go," she said. "He never did leave. He had me hostage for two hours."
A third home invasion happened just a few miles down the road. Detectives said the robber displays two dark-colored handguns and uses handcuffs to bind all of the victims.
In two of the home invasions, the robber said that someone was paying him money to kill the victims.
Police said the robber has not used his weapon in any of the homes he's burglarized.
"I'm worried because he's jeopardizing people's lives," said one of the victims.