A 73-year-old Homer Glen woman was robbed at gunpoint shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, a report from the Will County sheriff’s department said.
The woman was returning home from grocery shopping and pulling her car into the garage in the 16800 block of South Deer Path when she was approached by a man wearing a black hoodie who was holding a gun, a sheriff’s police said.
A second man exited a dark-colored Acura, reported stolen out of Chicago, and was following her, police said.
The men forced the woman inside her home, sat her in a chair and bound her wrists and ankles, the release said. They men stole a credit card from her purse, demanded a PIN number and withdrew $2,000 from the victim’s account at a bank in Orland Park, police said.
The woman was able to free herself about 20 minutes later and sought help, the release said.
Investigators said they believe the woman was targeted due to her age.
Michelle Mullins is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.