Mobile Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Home Invasion

Alabama Mobile He said three men put a gun to his head
by Steve Alexander
Published: Wed, November 25, 2009 - 10:18 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, November 25, 2009 - 10:40 pm CST
MOBILE, Alabama - It was a terrifying night before Thanksgiving for a Mobile man.
He said he was robbed with a gun to his head and had his car stolen by three men in a home invasion.
It happened about 7:00 Wednesday night at an apartment in the Cedar Trace Apartment Complex on East Village Green Drive.
The victim was Henry Elam.
When asked what was going through his mind at the time, Elam said, "I was just praying, don't shoot me, don't shoot me: I've got children."
Elam said he was sitting on the couch with another person when three men, dressed all in black, barged into his apartment through an open sliding glass door and pulled out guns.
He said, "Young men came in and robbed us, put guns up to our head and demanded everything we had. And they took our wallets, and took my keys to the car, and kept asking for what else, what else you got, and then they took off. I sat there and waited a few minutes, then I got up and I went out to see if my car was still there and it was gone."
Elam said his car is a 2009 Black Nissan Rogue.
He said the three men were also wearing skull caps or beanies on.
If you have any information on this case, call Mobile Police.
Fox
Fox Says:
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 7:04 am

What can be learned from all of this? 

First lock your doors, even when home.  By using locks they’ll have to physically break in, allowing you time to act/react.

Second, outside lighting; shine a big light on the nefarious type who may be lurking there.  Or to discourage them in the first place.

Third cover your windows (curtains, blinds) so outsiders can’t easily see what’s inside;  make these bad guys guess whether it will be easy - or not. 

Think about how comforting a large dog would have been.

Think about how comforting a nearby weapon would have been.

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rmseek1234 Says:
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 7:02 am

Yup, bunch of worthless folks running around, wgarey!

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wgarey Says:
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 2:08 am

The same reason why instead of getting jobs, “those” people own meth labs. Oh, never mind…

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rmseek1234 Says:
Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:08 pm

Another stolen car. Why don’t these people just get a job and work for stuff? Oh, never mind…..

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Great1
Great1 Says:
Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:51 pm

Giving any more detail would be profiling and we all know profiling is wrong.

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KxVicious
KxVicious Says:
Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:32 pm

...well…

What did the guys look like. I know more than three guys who own black skull caps or beanies.

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