Man arrested in South Tampa home invasion

TAMPA -- Police have arrested a 19-year-old man, accusing him of a home invasion robbery this morning in South Tampa.

Police say Matthew Larmon knocked on the door of a home at 4401 W Anita Blvd. just after midnight this morning. When a woman answered, Larson grabbed her and threatened her with what appeared to be a gun, police say. The gun was actually a plastic BB gun.

Larmon then took money, jewelry and prescription drugs from the home, police say. The woman slipped out a side door and called police.

Larmon tried to steal the woman's car from her driveway, but he failed, police say.

Officers found Larmon about a block from the woman's home, armed with a pistol. He carried the woman's stolen property, police say.

Larmon face charges of home invasion robbery of more than $300, theft from a person 65 years or older, armed burglary of a conveyance, grand theft of a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, giving a false name to law enforcement and violating probation, jail records show. He was held without bail.

-- Abbie VanSickle, Times staff writer

Comments

[Dave]

She was 65 or older, and answered a knock at the door around midnight. Something seems odd about that....

[kornman]

ARM ALL CITIZENS ASAP FLORIDA IS UNDER SEIGE....TRUST IS FADING FAST.
I AM SORRY ITS PARADISE OR TOSS THE DICE.

ANSWERING THE FRONT DOOR AT ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT CAN BE HARROWING EXPERIENCE

IF YOUR NOT EXPECTING ANYONE ASK FOR PHOTO ID AND VERIFY by calling company representative or authorities UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE ALOT OF IMPOSTERS INCLUDING PHONEY COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND BOGUS POLICE PERSONNEL. HAVING A LICENSED WEAPON AND BEING TRAINED IN ITS USE IS THE BEST DEFENSE.
WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE!

[L. Ranger]

So Dave, does this mean you are volunteering to be this perps defense lawyer?

[Mark]

Interesting how a 19 year-old can be considered a man.

The epitomy of the results of a Godless society

[mike]

to:5:05 What does god have to do with anything? God sure doesn't keep the Catholic church in line. He doesn't keep people like Jim Baker of Jeffry Lions in control...