3 arrested in Hillside Drive robbery; Home invasion seen likely goal.Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - Police believe three men with suspected gang ties were prepared to take over a Hillside Drive apartment by force if needed, but instead found no one home when they robbed it. Hieu Minh Nguyen Minh "Pokerhost" Nguyen (born May 15) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player, residing in Bell Gardens, California. Nguyen learned to play poker from his cousin Men Nguyen and has gone on to become a regular on the poker tournament circuit since 1999. , 30, of 12 Fairbanks St., Worcester; Tu Ngoc Nguyen, 22 of 26 Windham St., Worcester; and Hung Duong, 24, of 78 Edge Hill Road, Braintree, were all arrested yesterday on charges they robbed Apartment 2 at 14 Hillside Drive around 1 p.m. Police spokesman Sgt. Kerry F. Hazelhurst said the three men were armed and carried plastic handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. . "It is our belief these guys were willing to use any and all force necessary to obtain whatever they were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," the sergeant said. "We were very fortunate police were nearby and we got these dangerous individuals in custody." Witnesses called police yesterday afternoon to report three Asian men coming in and out of the apartment with items. One of the men allegedly tucked a gun into his waistband, while another was seen with rubber gloves rubber gloves rubber npl → gants mpl en caoutchouc , Sgt. Hazelhurst said. When police arrived they saw a 2003 silver Nissan Pathfinder For the model marketed as Nissan Terrano II in Europe, see . The Nissan Pathfinder and Terrano were originally compact SUVs and they are now mid-size SUVs. leaving. Detectives Patricia Carpino and Robert Johnson Robert Johnson may refer to:
"We found items that were missing from the apartment inside," Sgt. Hazelhurst said. The SUV is owned by Mr. Duong, he said. In the front console in plain view was allegedly a replica .9 mm handgun, police said. There were also plastic handcuffs used sometimes by police during large arrests, marijuana and what police believe to be Ecstasy tablets, the sergeant said. "Based on what we recovered in the vehicle, it appeared that these three suspects were prepared to use violence if someone was home," Sgt. Hazelhurst said. Sgt. Matthew D'Andrea also recovered a silver handgun he saw on the side of the road on Montross Street. A witness told him the gun was thrown from the silver SUV, Sgt. Hazelhurst said. "This could have a dangerous situation, had someone been in the apartment. We were fortunate the apartment was empty," Sgt. Hazelhurst said. All three men were charged with breaking and entering breaking and entering v., n. entering a residence or other enclosed property through the slightest amount of force (even pushing open a door), without authorization. If there is intent to commit a crime, this is burglary. in the daytime with intent to commit a felony, larceny larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of someone else. from a building, unlawful carrying of firearm, unlawful carrying of a firearm while loaded, marijuana possession with intent to distribute, possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card, illegal possession of a large capacity feeding device, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and illegal possession of a Class B substance with intent to distribute. All three were being held on bail last night and are scheduled to be arraigned in Central District Court today. |
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