Police are searching for two men accused of beating a man with a pipe while he was duct-taped to a chair during a violent home invasion.
The suspects entered a home through an unsecured door on Chief Massasoit Road in Medford Township, New Jersey Sunday, police said. Once inside, they allegedly duct-taped the 64-year-old homeowner to a chair, assaulted him and demanded money.
The suspects repeatedly beat the man with a pipe or similar object and threatened to return to the home and kill him if he called police, according to investigators.
The suspects then allegedly stole an undetermined amount of cash as well as the man’s 2010 silver Cadillac DTS. Police were later called to the scene and the victim was taken to Virtua Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The first suspect is described as a man between the ages of 50 and 60, standing between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet and weighing between 150 and 175 pounds with dark brown eyes and a salt and pepper mustache. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black winter jacket, black pants, light-colored sneakers, winter gloves and a beanie on his head. Investigators also said he may have missing teeth.
The second suspect is described as a man between the ages of 30 and 35 standing between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10 and weighing between 200 and 225 pounds with a black beard and dark brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a navy blue winter jacket, black pants, winter gloves and a beanie on his head.
The victim’s car has the license plate NJ-J53APR. Police also found two bicycles near the victim’s home that may belong to the suspects.
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If you have any information on this incident, please call Medford Township Police detectives at (609) 654-7375 or the citizen tip line at (609) 714-0302.
