A pair of phony repairmen robbed a Bronx man at knifepoint and duct-taped his palms in his own residence – making off with a secure holding $30,000, authorities mentioned.
The crooks posed as handymen dispatched to restore a leak after they confirmed up on the residence at Courtlandt Avenue and East one hundred and fiftieth Avenue in Mott Haven round 1 p.m. Sept. 20, cops mentioned.
The trusting sufferer, a 43-year-old man, allow them to inside, police mentioned.
Then the pair turned on him – one in every of them holding a knife towards his throat whereas one other sure his palms with duct tape, authorities mentioned.
They used a crowbar to power their method right into a room, and stole a secure holding $30,000, an iPad and a passport, police mentioned.
The suspects fled on foot and had not been caught by Monday.
Cops have launched surveillance pictures of the pair contained in the constructing speaking on telephones, in addition to strolling on the sidewalk.
Anybody with info on the muggers is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The general public can even submit their suggestions by logging onto the Crime Stoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X@NYPDTips.
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