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Five Masked Intruders Storm Colomers Home at Gunpoint, Bind Owner and Flee With Cash

Detectives are examining whether the household was targeted for recent holiday takings.

Overview

  • The break-in occurred around 5:45 a.m. at a three-story house on Carrer de Comerç in Colomers, a village of about 206 residents in Baix Empordà.
  • The assailants, armed with a pistol of unknown authenticity, entered via a terrace, forced a balcony door, woke the couple, tied the husband with cable ties, and ordered the wife to collect valuables; no injuries were reported and the child slept through the incident.
  • They demanded €30,000 and ultimately left with roughly €3,400 in cash and jewelry valued at about €1,500, according to the victims’ statements.
  • The family called 112 around 8 a.m.; local Mossos patrols responded, and Girona’s Criminal Investigation Division took charge and collected evidence at the scene.
  • Investigators are pursuing several leads, including a potential insider tip and early indications about the suspects’ origin, with no arrests reported as police note a recent cluster of violent home robberies in the area.