Residents zip-tied during home invasion in Woodland Hills

Police say that the residents of a Woodland Hills home were tied up by an armed suspect that broke in early Tuesday morning and ransacked their home. 

It happened just after 5:50 a.m. at a home in the 22700 block of MacFarlane Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 

Officers were initially dispatched to the area after learning of a possible assault with a deadly weapon and a kidnapping. Upon arrival, they found that the residents of the home were tied up with zip ties by a single suspect who had gotten inside. 

They say that the man used wood and nails to keep the door shut as they rifled through the home, taking off with approximately $2,000 in items, police said. 

The victims were trapped inside of the closet for nearly half a day before they were able to free themselves and call 911. They are not believed to have suffered any injuries in the ordeal. 

There was no information available on the suspect, only that he was wearing black clothing and a mask. Police say that the department's Robbery-Homicide Division has taken over the investigation.