Overview

• Two men forced their way into a Whitestone home shortly after 9 a.m., with one wearing an Amazon delivery vest and both armed with a handgun.
• The intruders corralled the parents and their three young children into the basement and secured them with zip ties and duct tape before ransacking the house.
• They escaped in the family’s silver Chrysler minivan, which officers later recovered two blocks from the address.
• A neighbor witnessed the father fleeing the basement with duct tape on his face and immediately called 911 to report the incident.
• No serious injuries were reported after the family was evaluated at a hospital, and detectives are interviewing neighbors while combing local camera footage.