PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia said a man was abducted after he returned home from a casino trip.
The man said he noticed a U-Haul van parked at his home in Philadelphia when he returned home at about 1 a.m. Sunday, WPVI reported.
He is not sure if he was followed home from the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, about half an hour away from the city.
After he parked his car, he told police three masked men grabbed him and threw him into the van. He said at least two of them were armed, WPVI reported.
He told police they took him to an unknown location and tied him up, demanding that he tell them where he has money hidden in his home.
Police said that the abductors questioned the man while others searched his residence, WTXF reported.
He said that they eventually drove him to an area and released him a few hours later, but not before he said they took a gun, credit cards, shoes and keys from him, WTXF reported.
This is not the first time someone was attacked after leaving the casino.
A 53-year-old man from Middlesex County, New Jersey was killed after he was followed home from Parx Casino, police said, according to WPVI. Multiple people have been arrested in that case.
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