The would-be robbers took the homeowner at his word when he said he did not have the combination to his personal safe.
SPRINGFIELD - Two suspects in an attempted home-invasion robbery Wednesday night left a Home Street residence empty-handed after the owner told them he could not open his household safe because he did not have the combination, police said.
The two unnamed suspects surprised the resident at about 11:30 p.m. and demanded at gunpoint he give them cash from his safe, said Springfield police Sgt. John Delaney, aide to Commissioner William J. Fitchet.
The resident brought them to his upstairs safe, but he insisted he could not open it because he did not have the combination, Delaney said.
When the resident refused to budge, the two suspects eventually gave up and left, he said.
The resident was not harmed.
One of the suspects was familiar to the resident by the name of "Bobby," He was described as 6 feet tall, black, about 190 pounds and wearing a long-sleeve black shirt with a yellow emblem, Delaney said.
The second suspect was described as 6 feet tall, black and about 230 pounds. he was wearing a black tank-top shirt, Delaney said..
The Springfield Police Detective Bureau is investigating.
Those with information are asked to call the detective bureau at (413) 787-6355. Those wishing to report serious crime anonymously in the Greater Springfield area may use the Text-a- Tip program. To do so, address a text message to "CRIMES," or "274637," and begin the body of the message with the word "SOLVE."
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