GPD investigating armed home invasion robbery

Press release from Gainesville Police Department

On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at approximately 3:55 a.m., Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers were dispatched to the 4900 block of NW 20th Terrace in reference to an armed robbery home invasion. 2 males, both with face coverings, armed with 2 handguns each, used forced entry to gain access to a home. Once inside, the suspects robbed the victims of cash. Afterwards the suspects fled. GPD detectives are following several leads in search of the suspects.

GPD continues to closely monitor and respond to the growing instances of shots fired, shootings, and armed robberies occurring in and around Gainesville. Once again, we want to assure our neighbors that your City’s law enforcement officers are working daily at preventing these violent incidents from occurring. As noted in a press release on September 8, 2020, GPD enhanced its partnership with local and federal prosecutors, as well as area law enforcement agencies, in April 2019, in the combined effort to curb gun-related crimes by prosecuting known armed career criminals in federal court through the Gun Violence Initiative. As of today, over a dozen successful federal indictments have been levied during this timeframe and, of those convicted, the sentences average over 10 years in a federal penitentiary.

GPD asks our neighbors to partner with us in stemming this growing tide of gun violence. If you see something, say something. Keep all of your weapons and ammunition in a safe and appropriate place. Lock your car doors and doors to your residence. And as always, if you see or hear something that concerns you, contact 911 as soon as possible.

If anyone has information about the armed home invasion robbery that occurred earlier this morning at the 4900 block of NW 20th Terrace, please contact GPD Detectives at 352-393-7670, or remain anonymous by reporting information to Crime Stoppers at 352-372-7687 or https://www.stopcrime.tv/.