PLANTATION, Fla. – Plantation police are looking for three people who targeted a woman in a violent home invasion.
The victim, a 71-year-old woman, opened the door to her home on Sept. 12 for a man who she believed was delivering flowers.
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Once the door to the home in the 1300 block of Northwest 98th Avenue was open, the armed man pushed the victim to the ground and bound her wrists.
Two other men then entered the home and demanded money from the victim.
The men got into a safe and stole $130,000 in cash and jewelry, police said.
The home has several surveillance cameras, but the thieves stole the equipment containing the images, so the actual attack was not caught on video.
The victim suffered minor bruises and abrasions. She told Local 10 she has not been able to be alone since it happened.
"I'm scared to death," the woman said. "I'm physically wonderful, but emotionally I'm just a wreck, an absolute wreck. I'm trying to be brave, but it's very hard. It's very difficult."
Because of the attack, the woman rarely opens her door to anyone, besides a few detectives with whom she has become familiar on the case.
Police believe the trio may have tried to break into the same home on May 18. The break-in was captured on surveillance video.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Plantation Police Department at 954-797-2100.