Two men impersonating NYCHA employees entered the Cypress Hills complex in East New York shortly before 9 a.m. on Aug. 11 and robbed a 25-year-old woman at gunpoint. The thieves stole about $7,000 in cash and jewelry valued at $200,000. Surveillance images of the two suspects were circulated by the NYPD. The two men fled on foot; one was last seen wearing a blue sweater and the other wore a green sweatshirt and green sweatpants. The woman was not physically injured. NYCHA declined to comment and noted that employees are required to wear official IDs while inside housing developments.
A slick team of fraudulent NYCHA employees robbed a Brooklyn woman at gunpoint earlier this month, getting away with more than $200,000 in jewelry and cash, according to the NYPD. The department circulated surveillance images late Monday for the two men wanted in the expensive jewelry heist in East New York on Aug. 11. According to police, the two men slipped into the Cypress Hills complex shortly before 9 a.m. in the morning while "impersonating NYCHA employees.
Once inside, the duo is accused of pulling guns and robbing a 25-year-old woman. Police said the thieves got away with $7,000 in cash and jewelry valued at $200,000. The woman, according to police, was not physically injured. The two men got away on foot. One was last seen wearing a blue sweater, while the other wore a green sweatshirt and green sweatpants.
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