Man who posed as delivery driver robs Jacksonville home, police report shows

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating aft a antheral dressed successful a reflective vest, who claimed helium was delivering a package, carried retired an equipped robbery with different antheral astatine a location successful the Beauclerc neighborhood.

According to the incidental study from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, constabulary were dispatched to the location Monday conscionable earlier 8 p.m. Someone astatine the location told constabulary she heard the doorbell ring.

When she answered, the study states, a antheral wearing a reflective vest and achromatic chapeau said helium needed assistance delivering a bundle and that helium needed assistance uncovering the transportation address. Her parent and begetter past came to the door.

According to the report, that’s erstwhile the antheral astatine the doorway corralled the household into a bathroom. Police were told different man, wearing a hoodie and gloves, besides entered the home.

The household told constabulary astir $35,000 worthy of spot was stolen from the home. The study notes that astatine slightest 1 antheral was equipped during the robbery.

“You don’t deliberation it’ll hap successful your neighborhood, and it does,” said Brian Donovan, who lives successful the neighborhood.

News4JAX transgression and information adept Ken Jefferson said it’s a reminder for residents to beryllium cautious erstwhile opening the doorway for unexpected visitors.

“Typically, they would conscionable driblet it astatine the doorway and not adjacent effort to prosecute you,” Jefferson said.

As of Tuesday night, nary arrests had been announced.