A San Bernardino County family is still shaken and confused after experiencing a terrifying home invasion this weekend.
The break-in happened shortly after midnight Sunday in the 700 block of Concord Lane in Redlands.
Stanley Trammel told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson that the four to five masked men who broke down a back door and triggered the home’s alarm system didn’t seem to care at all whether there was anyone in the house. the House.
According to Trammel, the house lights were on while his wife was watching television downstairs. The couple’s 21-year-old son was sleeping upstairs, and he was also upstairs.
“She told me she heard a loud bang and then a second one because the door didn’t give way the first time they hit it,” he said. “Then this guy came in and she screamed.”
Trammel says the men, all dressed in black, forced his son out of bed as he tried to fend off one of the intruders with his cane while the man pointed a gun at him.
As his wife attempted to move out of the suspects’ path, she tripped and hit her head.
According to Trammel, the harrowing ordeal only lasted five to seven minutes and the suspects never said a word to him during the invasion.
It’s not clear what the intruders were looking for or why the family’s home was targeted, but Trammel says there’s also another puzzling aspect to the frightening experience.
“We think they were actually looking into the bedrooms, which are all upstairs,” he said. “No one asked ‘give us your jewelry’ or ‘give us your money.’ They didn’t take anything. I’m more confused than anything because we don’t know why.
A neighbor’s surveillance cameras show the moment police arrive after the suspects flee.
Redlands Police Department officers set up a perimeter and searched the area, but came up empty-handed.
Some residents on the quiet street say they are now nervous and are considering adding more to their existing security systems.
“These are things that we don’t expect, and we hope to never happen, but when it happens right in front of your house, it’s way too close for comfort,” neighbor Beatrice Martins told KTLA. “That’s what, frankly, made us reconsider all of our safety protocols around the house.”
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Trammel’s wife was taken to the hospital and has since been released as she recovers from the fall and blow to the head.
So far, police have not released any suspect descriptions or made any arrests. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Redlands Police Department.
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