A man who police say posed as a delivery worker pulled a pistol on a Middletown Township homeowner Saturday, then fled after a struggle at the door. Investigators later determined the weapon was a BB pistol, and the suspect remained at large.
The confrontation happened earlier Saturday at a home on Sidney Court, according to ABC7 New York. Police said the man approached carrying a box. When the homeowner answered, he allegedly pulled out a pistol. The two struggled; during the confrontation the suspect dropped the weapon and ran.
Investigators recovered the gun and identified it as a BB pistol. Authorities released photographs of the suspect Saturday and asked anyone with information to come forward.
Police described him as a white man in his early 20s, wearing a flannel shirt, blue jeans and boots, according to a separate account of the search. He was last seen running from the area on foot. Officers from Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Sea Bright and the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office joined Middletown police. A search using drones and K-9 tracking dogs did not locate him.
