ALTON • Police say a Facebook posting apparently prompted a home invasion and robbery in Alton early Monday morning.
Alton Police Department Chief of Detectives Scott Golike said one of two young women who live in the home had posted a message on Facebook, boasting of receiving a monetary settlement in a civil court proceeding. He said the mention of money apparently attracted the robbers.
"This is a good lesson about how not to use Facebook," Golike said.
Police are seeking two men who allegedly broke into the residence in the 1100 block of Rock Springs Drive about 1:30 a.m. on Monday.
Golike said the men, both wearing bandannas and armed with handguns, burst into the home and held residents at gunpoint.
No one was hurt.
As it turned out, the robbers obtained no money, only some personal belongings of the residents, Golike said. The two women live with several children and a man who was not home at the time of the robbery.
Police have strong leads regarding identity of the suspects, Golike said
Alton Police Department Chief of Detectives Scott Golike said one of two young women who live in the home had posted a message on Facebook, boasting of receiving a monetary settlement in a civil court proceeding. He said the mention of money apparently attracted the robbers.
"This is a good lesson about how not to use Facebook," Golike said.
Police are seeking two men who allegedly broke into the residence in the 1100 block of Rock Springs Drive about 1:30 a.m. on Monday.
Golike said the men, both wearing bandannas and armed with handguns, burst into the home and held residents at gunpoint.
No one was hurt.
As it turned out, the robbers obtained no money, only some personal belongings of the residents, Golike said. The two women live with several children and a man who was not home at the time of the robbery.
Police have strong leads regarding identity of the suspects, Golike said
