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Asterpix Interactive Video - Rohnert Park iPhone Home Invasion Robbery Subject Entering 1 |
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 Asterpix Interactive Video - Rohnert Park iPhone Home Invasion Robbery Subject Entering 1
44 sec - Jun 30, 2008
Rohnert Park iPhone Home Invasion Robbery Subject This guy come to my house acting like he wanted to buy the phone .. if you see or know the guy in the photo call Rohnert Park Police 707-584-2600 iPhone 8GB and a 16GB iphone call for more details 707-795-7259 Will Pay $1000 REWARD for information on this guy Black Male 6'5 - 6'6 185lbs Black Mitsubishi Eclipse http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080524/NEWS/805240332/1033 Rohnert Park seller catches Craigslist thief on video Seller's second robbery in 6 months points to perils of Internet sales; police suspect group responsible By Laura Norton THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 4:56 a.m. Rohnert Park resident Wayne Reavis got more than he bargained for when he tried to sell a refurbished iPhone on the Internet classifieds forum Craigslist this week. Instead of a buyer, he got a robber who came to his home, took the $500 phone, two other high-end personal communication devices and $450 in cash and then ran, leaving Reavis with a few bruises and a knot on his head. He reported the strong-arm robbery to Rohnert Park police, who said it's possible that a group of men are using Craigslist to identify potential robbery victims in Rohnert Park. Small-scale online classifieds thefts, fraud and robberies are typically not reported to local law enforcement agencies, but police believe they are a regular occurrence. Reavis even employed a high-tech crime-fighting device to combat robbery, placing a security camera at his door that has produced a video that can be found on YouTube. He installed the camera after he was robbed a first time in November while making a Craigslist sale. Though the suspect was different in each case, the getaway vehicle -- a black Mitsubishi Eclipse with tinted windows -- appeared the same, said Rohnert Park Police Sgt. Art Sweeney. "It wouldn't take an amateur detective to think that it could be the same guys in the car," he said. Reavis said his small business buys, repairs and sells popular expensive mobile devices,...
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