Three people are in custody after they allegedly robbed a mother and her son during a home invasion in Marple Township, Delaware County Monday afternoon.
Four men burst through the front door of a home on the 2600 block of Old Cedar Grove Road shortly after 1 p.m. after a 17-year-old boy who lived inside the house opened the door, police said.
The suspects asked the boy and his mother, who is in her 40s, where the safe was, according to police. Investigators say the family owns a bar in Upper Darby and believe they were targeted. The suspects pistol-whipped the teen and then tied him and his mother up. They then stole money and jewelry from the home before fleeing the scene, police said.
The mother was able to break free and call 911. Responding police officers spotted the suspects in their vehicle and pursued. After police stopped the car, the suspects allegedly fled on foot. Police were able to catch three of the four suspects and recovered the money, jewelry as well as a gun.
Police are still searching for the fourth suspect. They have not yet released a detailed description of him.
