"Police are asking the public to help identify two men who allegedly impersonated NYCHA employees and stole more than $200,000 in jewelry and cash from a woman in a Brooklyn public housing apartment this month. Police said the men entered a building at NYCHA's Cypress Hills complex in East New York around 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 and robbed the 25-year-old woman at gunpoint. They took about $7,000 in cash and roughly $200,000 in jewelry from the home, according to NYPD officials."
"Officials said one of the stolen items was an Audemars Piguet watch, which can retail for tens of thousands of dollars. The men fled on foot in an unknown direction, and the woman was not injured during the incident, the NYPD said. One of the suspects was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt and green sweatpants, while the other was last seen wearing a blue sweater, according to police."
Two men who allegedly posed as NYCHA employees entered a Cypress Hills apartment in East New York at about 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 and robbed a 25-year-old woman at gunpoint. The robbers took approximately $7,000 in cash and roughly $200,000 in jewelry, including an Audemars Piguet watch. The suspects fled on foot in an unknown direction and the victim was not injured. One suspect was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt and green sweatpants; the other was last seen wearing a blue sweater. Robberies in the 75th Precinct were down 23% through Aug. 24 year to date, and citywide robberies dropped 11%. Tips can be submitted to the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or via the Crime Stoppers website.
Read at Gothamist
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