ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 79-year-old great-grandmother was tied up and robbed. Her daughter who identified her claimed it was one thing straight out of a movie. She mentioned if it wasn’t for the woman’s neighbors and brief action by the Albuquerque Law enforcement Division, who knows what would have happened.

Anxious neighbors noticed a little something off at their aged neighbor’s household close to Tramway and Menaul on Monday morning. So they termed the homeowner’s daughter, Kelley. “She mentioned she thinks somebody broke into my parent’s garage simply because the aspect door had been messed with,” explained Kelley.

When Kelley received there, she observed a stranger who law enforcement discover as Jake Dominguez, collecting some of her mother’s things in the backyard. He claimed he was employed to cleanse the yard, but Kelley didn’t get it. “I reported ‘nobody employed you to cleanse the lawn,’” recalled Kelley. “I said ‘you require to get out of listed here and you need to get out of below now. I’m likely within and examining on my mother.’”

Kelley stated the house was ransacked. Papers tossed about, drawers ended up taken out from dressers, dresses scattered. In the back again bedroom, Kelley located her 79-yr-aged mom on the mattress. “What I noticed was suitable out of the films,” reported Kelley. “She was duct-taped, her fingers were certain, she experienced managed to get the duct tape out of her mouth but she had so much duct tape on her she appeared like a mummy.”

Dominguez ran off. Police caught him quickly just after with rings and other jewellery in his pocket, just one of the parts experienced the victim’s title on it. “APD’s response was excellent, they were on scene in two minutes,” mentioned Kelley. Dominguez explained to law enforcement he fulfilled up with an old close friend the night time in advance of who compelled him to commit the robbery.

“According to his tale, the accomplice pointed a gun to his head and explained to him to tie up my mom and rob the residence,” claimed Kelley. Kelley hopes by sharing what happened to her mom, people today come ahead with extra facts. “If my neighbors hadn’t called me, how long would’ve my mother been there tied up?” questioned Kelley.

Kelley mentioned her mother is recovering, but her hand was wounded. Dominguez has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated burglary and tampering with proof in this circumstance. His felony background includes drug rates, battery on a peace officer and credit history card theft.

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