Durham family was bound with zip ties while intruder stole $35,000, police say

A masked intruder held a family of four at gunpoint, forced them to zip-tie each other and ransacked their Durham home before taking off with $35,000 in cash, according to newly released search warrants.

The incident happened on May 21.

According to court documents, responding deputies found the family in the back bedroom of the home just before 1 a.m.

The intruder reportedly ransacked the master bedroom and stole a bag containing $35,000 in cash. The family told deputies the money came from a home they sold several years ago

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This story was originally published June 25, 2018 at 4:13 PM with the headline "Durham family was bound with zip ties while intruder stole $35,000, police say."