A Moundsville woman who was robbed at gunpoint described the terrifying experience of her family being held hostage in their own home.

Elsie Dayton told NEWS9 she was winding down her night early Saturday with her son and grandson when she said two men wearing hooded sweatshirts ransacked their Ohio Street home.

"It was about 12:30 something in the morning and we heard banging on the back door and someone knocking on the front door telling us to open the door (and that) they were cops," Dayton said.

The gunmen even named a sergeant, Moundsville Police Sgt. Don Dewitt said, before robbing the occupants of money and many electronic devices.

Dayton said she was terrified as she tried to call 911 and one of the robbers came back into the room she was in while she was on the phone. She said 911 crews couldn't track where she was because the call was routed through a cell phone tower.

"One of the drawbacks of using a cell phone to call 911 is that it is not hooked up to a known address where the caller is coming from and that is what happened during the course of the robbery," said Moundsville Police Chief Tom Mitchell.

Police said they're close to making arrests in connection with the crime and they're tracking leads as well as looking at clues the robbers left behind.

As of Wednesday afternoon, police were still collecting evidence and said they hope to issue warrants soon. Police said they have a good idea of who the robbers are, but they aren't releasing much information because the investigation is ongoing.

Mitchell said the two men will face serious charges, but said incidents where people pretend to be police has happened before around the nation, with some even wearing a uniform.

"You could call us and our dispatchers would tell you, 'Yes it is our officers. You should communicate with the officers through the door if you can look out the window. Generally we have marked cars," Mitchell said.

Dayton said he hopes to get the items back that were stolen, but she's trying to move on and she had a message for the robbers.

"I'd like to give them the same punishment they gave me and the rest of them, especially my grandson – he's just 16 years old. I don't like the fact of them coming in here period, but them jeopardizing my grandson's life made me mad," Dayton said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or the NEWS9 Lauttamus Security Crime Busters Tipline at 800-862-BUST.

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