LAKE CITY, Fla. – Three people were arrested in connection with a series of armed home invasion robberies, the Lake City Police Department said.
Officials said on Aug. 19, at about 1:59 a.m., officers responded to an apartment on SW Zesty Circle regarding an armed robbery. The victims said two men wearing black clothing and gloves forced entry into their apartment after yelling “Sheriff’s Office.”
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LCPD said both men were armed with handguns and demanded money, stealing cash and an iPhone before fleeing.
On Aug. 28, shortly after midnight, police responded to an apartment on NW Huntsboro Street to another armed home invasion, LCPD said. The victims said three men wearing dark clothing forced entry after yelling “Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.” The men held the victims at gunpoint, stole money and an iPhone before leaving.
On Aug. 31, at about 9:54 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to a home invasion robbery on SW Petunia Place. Officials said the victim told them that four men: two wearing all black, one in camouflage, and one in a gray hoodie, entered the home with handguns and extended magazines. The men ransacked the home before fleeing on foot. Jewelry, watches, cologne and clothes were stolen.
The sheriff’s office and police department determined that all three incidents were connected. Two men were charged with impersonating law enforcement and armed home invasion. A woman was charged with armed home invasion, LCPD said.