Home Invasion Robbery: Intruders Tie Up, Pepper Spray Man, Ransacking Home

A San Leandro resident was tied up, sprayed with a "pepper spray type chemical" and blindfolded during a home invasion robbery yesterday afternoon at a home in the 1100 block of Donovan Drive.

According to a Nixle Alert sent out by San Leandro Police, the victim told police the two men forced their way into the home around 2:20 p.m. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun.

Police say the suspects ransacked the home and fled. The victim, who was uninjured during the incident, was able to notify a neighbor to call police. 

The amount of loss had not yet been determined, according to police. 

Please contact the San Leandro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division with any information regarding this case at 510-577-3230 or contact the Anonymous Tip Line at 510-577-3278. 

Citizens can also send an anonymous tip to San Leandro Police Department by texting the word SLPD and their tip to 847411. Anonymous web tips can be submitted from the Police Department’s website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd/at.asp