Police say the two men seen on camera invading a home in Virginia that had at least two elderly people inside have been identified.
The police identified two suspects, Mitchell Boney Jr., 25, and Tyree Demont Boney Jr., 22. Both are wanted for armed burglary, use of a firearm, abduction, and conspiracy to commit a burglary, according to a news release from the Portsmouth Police Department.
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Footage of the invasion released by police shows two men leading one person toward a closet by gunpoint while motioning for another person sitting on a couch to get up, with one of the men repeatedly saying to “get in the closet.”
The two robbers then took a safe, a wallet, and what appeared to be cellphones from the house, according to police. One of the victims claimed there were “tens of thousands of dollars” in the safe that belonged to someone staying with him and his wife.
The person who owned the safe has been helping police in trying to find out who committed the robbery, according to Jenkins.
“When the home invasions occur, they are generally known offenders to the victim, so we don’t have people wandering around kicking in people’s doors,” Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins told 10 On Your Side. “We don’t know who gave them the information … I do not know at this time how that information was put out.”
Mitchell Boney Jr. is known to drive an orange 2017 Dodge Charger with VA Tags UBS7788, according to police.
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Anyone with information that could lead to the arrests of these two suspects can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, downloading the P3 Tips app to a mobile device, or visiting P3tips.com and submitting a tip.
The Washington Examiner has contacted the Portsmouth Police Department for comment.
