New York police search for Bronx home invaders who pistol-whip man, zip-tie 8 in home invasion, snatch cash and getaway in luxury sedan
A 62-year-old homeowner answered the door for a woman pretending to deliver a package to his Bronx, NY apt around noon on Dec. 31
Armed accomplices hiding in the blindspot of victim’s peephole rushed into the home
The home invaders pistol-whip the man, zip-tied 8 in the home
Robbers snatched $5,500, personal docs from homeowner and ran to a getaway car on waiting on the street
Surveillance cameras outside the building show the bandits dash into black BMW sedan with dark tinted windows and make their getaway
Cops ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS
This still from a surveillance camera shows one of the crooks posing as a delivery worker in order to gain access to the home
A band of armed robbers employed the ruse of a package delivery to con their home into a home during the past holiday period.
The nightmare began when a 62-year-old man answered the door for a woman pretending to deliver a package to his apartment on Southern Blvd. and Leggett Ave. in Woodstock around noon on New Year’s Eve, cops said. The deceptive delivery however, turned sinister when two armed crooks burst into a Bronx home, pistol-whipped the homeowner and zip-tied 8 people inside, police said Friday.
The nightmare began when a 62-year-old man answered the door for a woman pretending to deliver a package to his apartment on Southern Blvd. and Leggett Ave. in Woodstock around noon Dec. 31, cops said.
Surveillance footage released Friday by police shows one of the robbers hiding in the blindspot of the victim’s peephole as the ‘fake’ package deliverer waits for the door to open.
Immediately after the door is opened, a man pushes in followed by an armed accomplice.
Inside the home the masked-men reportedly, bound 8 members of the homeowner’s family and pistol whipped the homeowner in the face.
The home invaders snatched $5,500 and personal documents from the victim and ran to a getaway car primed and ready to go on Bruckner Boulevard, according to police.
Surveillance cameras outside the building show the bandits dashing to a black BMW sedan with dark tinted windows that peels around the corner and speeds off before the thief in the backseat has closed his door.
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Police say this man is a person on interest in connection with the home invasion attack. The bandits sped off in a BMW sedan [right]
The getaway vehicle was last seen driving south on the Bruckner Blvd. service road, cops said. Medics took the victim to Metropolitan Hospital where he was treated for cuts and abrasions to his face. No one else was injured in the robbery.
The female suspect was last seen wearing black clothing from head to toe.
One of the male suspects was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, grey hooded sweatshirt, black hooded sweatshirt, black gloves and brown boots, while the other was last seen wearing a black fur lined hooded jacket, black pants, and black sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
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