Crime

UPDATE: State College police search for 2 suspects in Boalsburg home invasion robbery

Editor’s note: This article was updated Tuesday afternoon with additional information provided by State College police.

State College police are investigating a home invasion in Boalsburg where one suspect allegedly brandished a handgun.

Officers were dispatched about 12:07 a.m. Monday to the 500 block of West Drive in Boalsburg for a home invasion robbery that had just occurred. Officers were told two male suspects fled the home after they attempted to steal property, according to a press release.

The men were confronted by a resident and one of the suspects brandished a handgun with a chrome finish prior to fleeing, police said.

No one was injured in the robbery.

One suspect was described as approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, medium build and dressed in dark clothing. The other suspect was described as 6 feet, 2 inches to 6 feet, 4 inches tall, thin build, dark skin and factory-ripped jeans.

Anyone with information about the incident are urged to contact the State College Police Department at 234-7150, by email by submitting an anonymous tip through the department’s website.

This story was originally published May 25, 2020 at 9:06 AM.

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