Two men broke into a woman's home Thursday and robbed her at gunpoint, McComb police said.
Carla Varnado was at home with her children in the 400 block of North Locust Street around 11:15 p.m. when the incident occurred.
Detective Josh Brown said the two men entered her home by kicking in the front door. As they approached Varnado, one of the men brandished a handgun and held it to her head, demanding money.
Brown said Varnado complied with their demands and gave the men $300 in cash.
The two men then fled on foot, and were last seen running west behind the house.
Neither Varnado nor her kids was injured in the incident.
Brown said Varnado described the robbers as black males in their 20s. One of them reportedly had small twists in his hair, while the other had a closely cropped haricut.
The case is still under investigation and officers are following some leads.
“I do have some guys in question,” Brown said.
Here’s a roundup of other news from the area:
PIKE COUNTY
Sheriff’s deputies responded to two recent felony incidents, Chief Investigator Bruce Fairburn said.
• Breona Collins of Berthadale Road told deputies on Oct. 8 that she noticed someone had used her Sears online credit account to purchase a camera without her knowledge or permission.
• John Thompson told deputies that someone broke into his trailer at the Bogue Chitto Water Park on Sunday between 7 and 11 p.m. Thompson said someone entered his trailer and ransacked the interior but apparently did not steal anything.
Fairburn said the malicious mischief aspect of the crime makes this break-in a felony.
ELSEWHERE
Town police departments and sheriff ’s departments in Amite, Walthall, Lincoln, Franklin and Lawrence counties, as well as Tangipahoa Parish, reported no news this morning.
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