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Bronx Home Invaders Posing as Amazon Workers Tie Up 89-Year-Old

Surveillance images have been released to the public to help police find the three suspects who remain at large.

Overview

  • Three suspects forced entry into a Bainbridge Avenue apartment and carried out the robbery after ringing the doorbell on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
  • Once inside, one suspect brandished a firearm and the trio zip-tied an 89-year-old woman and her 70-year-old son before ransacking the unit.
  • Police say the robbers took cell phones, credit cards, a wallet and about $24 in cash and then fled on foot northbound on Bainbridge Avenue.
  • Surveillance images show two people wearing Amazon-style vests and carrying boxes and a third person dressed in all black, and no arrests have been made.
  • The 52nd Precinct and EMS treated the victims for minor injuries at the scene and police are urging anyone with tips to contact Crime Stoppers or @NYPDTips.