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Fake deliveryman robs San Diego billionaire
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A man posing as a delivery person forced his way into the home of business titan Ernest Rady, holding Rady's wife and housekeeper hostage while demanding cash, then shocking the billionaire with a stun gun before fleeing, police said Wednesday.
Rady, 69, wasn't home when the suspect arrived at the La Jolla residence Tuesday afternoon, said San Diego Police Department watch commander Jim Schorr.
The intruder knocked on the door. After Rady's wife, accompanied by the couple's housekeeper, opened the door, the suspect pulled out a handgun and forced his way in, police said.
The two women were taken to a back bedroom, where they were bound with duct tape, police said.
Less than two hours later, Rady arrived and was stunned by the intruder; he was hospitalized for minor injuries, police said.
The man left the house 51/2 hours later with little cash and no other valuables, police said. Schorr said the couple didn't keep much cash in the house.
Police were searching for the man Wednesday.
Rady, a former part-owner of the San Diego Padres, made a $2.1 billion fortune by establishing Westcorp, one of the country's largest auto finance companies. It was sold to Wachovia Corp. in 2005 for $3.42 billion. Rady was ranked No. 140 last year on Forbes magazine's list of 400 richest Americans.
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A man posing as a delivery person forced his way into the home of business titan Ernest Rady, holding Rady's wife and housekeeper hostage while demanding cash, then shocking the billionaire with a stun gun before fleeing, police said Wednesday.
Rady, 69, wasn't home when the suspect arrived at the La Jolla residence Tuesday afternoon, said San Diego Police Department watch commander Jim Schorr.
The intruder knocked on the door. After Rady's wife, accompanied by the couple's housekeeper, opened the door, the suspect pulled out a handgun and forced his way in, police said.
The two women were taken to a back bedroom, where they were bound with duct tape, police said.
Less than two hours later, Rady arrived and was stunned by the intruder; he was hospitalized for minor injuries, police said.
The man left the house 51/2 hours later with little cash and no other valuables, police said. Schorr said the couple didn't keep much cash in the house.
Police were searching for the man Wednesday.
Rady, a former part-owner of the San Diego Padres, made a $2.1 billion fortune by establishing Westcorp, one of the country's largest auto finance companies. It was sold to Wachovia Corp. in 2005 for $3.42 billion. Rady was ranked No. 140 last year on Forbes magazine's list of 400 richest Americans.
So the guy breaks in to a billionaire's house, doesn't find the guy home, then decides to hold his wife and house keeper hostage, and ransacks the house. He doesn't find much of value so he decides to wait 51.5 hours for the fellow to come home but he doesn't so the burglar decides to just leave.
It seems like a smart crook would have at least figured out how to tell if his target was at home or not as well as exactly what he was trying to steal. You know this crook has to have left finger prints and DNA during his 51.5 hour hangout session. This is just retarded.
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