The Council Bluffs Police Department responded to a call of a possible home invasion on Tuesday at 9:49pm at 800 North 35th Street in Council Bluffs.  Upon arrival officers found the victim 33-year-old Charles Hernandez at a near-by location while officers secured his apartment.  Hernandez stated that he had entered the apartment at 9:30pm when he was confronted by a male suspect that had entered through the unlocked patio door.  The man pointed a black semi-automatic pistol at Hernandez and told him to freeze.  Hernandez then dove through the closed window from his middle floor apartment and ran from the scene to escape.

The suspect fled the scene and is described as a black male, 5’8″ tall, 180 pounds, wearing light colored shoes and white shirt.  At this time it is unknown if the suspect removed anything from the apartment.

Anyone with information concerning this burglary should contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.