Orem home invasion not random
Orem Officers were locked in a nearly four-hour standoff with individuals inside an apartment at 1127 W. 675 North, which began around 11 a.m. Thursday.
Police believed at least three of the individuals had brutally attacked residents of a home around 2 a.m. Thursday morning.
Orem Police Lt. Doug Edwards said three masked men armed with a handgun and baseball bat broke into the home at 1055 E. 800 North where five individuals ages 20 to 21 were sleeping. A 19-year-old man who tried to fight against the men was hit repeatedly with the bat.
The men stole electronics, computers, gaming systems and cell phones, then shoved the home residents into a bathroom and threatened to kill them if they called police.
After interviewing four males and an 18-year-old woman, police learned that 19-year-old Jacob Pele Falo, of Orem had previously purchased marijuana at the home and thought there would be additional drugs and money there, Edwards said.
"Officers found no drugs in the home when they were there on Thursday, but the allegation will be looked into by our neighborhood preservation unit," Edwards said. "I would like to reassure people that this was not a random act, but specifically targeted."
Along with Falo, police also booked into jail 18-year-old Berniece Halalilo of Orem, who drove the car, and 18-year-old James Phillip Falo, also of Orem for allegations of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of a handgun.
A 17-year-old juvenile male was taken to the Slate Canyon Detention Center, Edwards said.
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Recent comments
thay r not bad peple thay just did the roung thing
scotty | Oct. 11, 2008 at 8:40 p.m.
Thanks for catching these IDIOTS. I lived in that area once and slept…
name withheld | Oct. 10, 2008 at 4:48 p.m.
Sounds like business as usual. Crooks already in the system who are…
Anonymous | Oct. 10, 2008 at 1:40 p.m.
