Armed robbers burst into a Buckhead mansion overnight, threw towels over the residents’ heads and kidnapped a man, forcing him to withdraw cash from an ATM before returning him to his home with a threat to cause further harm to his family, police said.
The incident happened just after midnight Tuesday at a $3-million, 6,400-square-foot home on Paces Ridge Road, a short street off Mt. Paran Road in northwest Atlanta.
“The victim stated two gunmen entered their home from an unlocked door,” Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said. “Once inside, the suspects immediately ran upstairs, where the family was located, and placed some type of towel over their faces.”
The armed robbers searched the house for an unknown amount of jewelry, then one of the suspects “escorted the victim to a bank ATM and forced him to withdraw $200 while the other suspect stayed behind at the house with the family,” Jones said.
After withdrawing the money, the victim, who told police he owns a business that sells gift cards, was brought back to his house and given “verbal instructions to follow,” according to Jones.
The victim told police that the robbers “demanded more money by morning and threatened to harm his family if demands were not met,” Jones said.
Police Tuesday morning were still searching for the two gunmen, who fled after returning the victim to his home.
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