Priest robbed at gunpoint in West Scranton
Published: June 30, 2009
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share thisCity police are investigating the armed robbery of a clergyman over the weekend in West Scranton.
The victim, a 66-year-old Russian Orthodox priest whose name was not released, told police he had pulled his vehicle into his garage in the 100 block of South Sherman Avenue on Saturday about 12:18 a.m. when he was approached by a masked man.
The man ordered the victim to get out of his car and then pointed a gun at his face as he demanded money, police said. The victim handed over his wallet, which contained an undisclosed amount of cash.
The priest told police his assailant tried to pistol-whip him, but he stepped back and the weapon grazed the side of his face. The gunman then fled south on Sherman on foot.
Later Saturday, the victim found his wallet - minus the money - in his mailbox, police said.
The gunman was described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds. He was wearing black clothing, with a dark bandanna on his head and another covering his face, police said.
Police asked anyone with information about the robbery to call headquarters at 348-4134.
Contact the writer: dsingleton@timesshamrock.com
21 posted comments
Wait till they open the rail line from New Jersey!
We can show you 20 houses in the west side that deal drugs.
You know the ones your police force drive by everyday.And how many snitches do you need? Get to work Mayor. We voted you in again for another term. Does not matter if it is west side or the east side it is still Scranton.