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Man places want ad seeking guns; crooks show up at his Spanish Lake house to rob him
SPANISH LAKE • A 79-year-old man placed an ad that he would pay cash for any unwanted guns.
But when a purported seller showed up at his home Wednesday night, the man was accosted by three men who tied him up with a jump rope and carried out weapons by the armsful.
St. Louis County Police Officer Brian Schellman said the man was not injured in the attack about 8 p.m. Wednesday at his home in the 1700 block of June Drive.
Police did not have a detailed description of the three robbers.
The victim had gotten a call Wednesday from a man who saw his ad in the Thrifty Nickel newspaper. The caller said he had a .38-caliber revolver he wanted to sell. They agreed to meet at the home on June Drive.
On Wednesday night, the victim got a call that the seller was outside. When the victim opened the overhead garage door to let him in, two men pushed him to the ground and tied him up. A third man then joined in to help carry guns, jewelry and cash out of the home.
A neighbor saw two men loading items into a car that was backed up in the driveway. One man had an armful of guns.
"When I saw barrels of guns sticking out of his arms, that was an indication that there was a robbery or home invasion going on," the neighbor told the Post-Dispatch. He asked that his name be withheld for fear of being targeted by the robbers.
As the neighbor walked closer to the house, with a cellphone in his hand to call police, the men loading guns into the car moved even faster. They jumped in a car and took off, the neighbor said.
The car was a white four-door Pontiac Grand Prix.
The neighbor went to the victim's home and found him on the living room floor with his hands and feet tied. He helped untie the man and asked if he was okay. The victim said yes, and police arrived within minutes.
Schellman said this type of crime is more common than one might think. He urged people wanting to buy or sell a product to a stranger to meet in a public place, like a parking lot or mall.
"Don't do it at your house or secluded areas," he said.
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foots
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Actually, I think I do know him. The wife used to do his taxes and I would talk to him about his gun collection. Had some high end stuff he claimed. I could prolly chuck a rock and hit his house from mine. Dumbass move for sure. Hey.......let's play guess the race of the robbers. 
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Deadeye
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foots said:
Actually, I think I do know him. The wife used to do his taxes and I would talk to him about his gun collection. Had some high end stuff he claimed. I could prolly chuck a rock and hit his house from mine. Dumbass move for sure. Hey.......let's play guess the race of the robbers.
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rb.
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Used to live in Spanish Lake back in the day. It was a great area with many nice homes and a very safe area. Had not been through there in many years until last year and could not believe the differences from when I lived there.
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foots
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rb. said:
Used to live in Spanish Lake back in the day. It was a great area with many nice homes and a very safe area. Had not been through there in many years until last year and could not believe the differences from when I lived there.
Had a hard time getting behind the fact you lived in a ninjas house did ya?
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foots
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Oh by the way. Turns out it was a neighbor of the dude I know what got robbed. Them old bastards must be hordin guns on that particular part of the street. Guess you can stock pile firearms after all.
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rb.
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foots said:
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rb. said:
Used to live in Spanish Lake back in the day. It was a great area with many nice homes and a very safe area. Had not been through there in many years until last year and could not believe the differences from when I lived there.
Had a hard time getting behind the fact you lived in a ninjas house did ya?
Yep. No ninjas back in the day. Used to really like Ponticellos.
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hucklburry
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foots said:
Oh by the way. Turns out it was a neighbor of the dude I know what got robbed. Them old bastards must be hordin guns on that particular part of the street. Guess you can stock pile firearms after all.
I'm sure they are the only ones on your street hoarding guns.... 
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