Teenager Robbed His Grandparents, D.C. Police Say

This is just plain sad:

A Southeast Washington teenager robbed his grandparents at
knifepoint on Halloween, forcing his grandfather to withdraw money from
an ATM and then leaving the couple bound with duct tape, D.C. police
said.
Police said the robbery began about 5:30 p.m. Friday, when the two
teenagers approached Joyce Hill in the home and displayed a knife. The
assailants then bound her hands, feet and mouth with tape and put her
in an upstairs bedroom, the charging papers said. About the same time,
Henry Hill, 54, arrived home and was immediately seized by Williams,
police said. Both assailants punched Henry Hill in the stomach, and
Williams poked Hill in the sides with two knives, police said, while
Bruce demanded that his grandfather hand over his bank card and code.
Bruce and Williams then took Henry Hill to an ATM in Oxon Hill, where
Hill withdrew an unspecified amount of money, police said. The two then
returned him to the home, bound him with duct tape, and left him in the
upstairs bedroom with his wife, police said.
Cmdr. Winston Robinson of the 7th Police District said the incident
"just shows you where we are in our society. There's no regard for
anybody."

Posted by flow Frazao on November 6, 2003 at 01:05 PM | Permalink