Suspects threatened to shoot 5-year-old boy, stole family’s safe in home invasion, police say
Three men allegedly threatened to shoot a little boy and stole tens of thousands of dollars from a Bronx family in a terrifying home invasion.
By Christina Fan
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NEW YORK (WCBS) — Three men allegedly threatened to shoot a little boy and stole tens of thousands of dollars from a Bronx family in a terrifying home invasion.
According to police, the suspects demanded money and pointed a gun at a woman’s 5-year-old son when she answered the door to her apartment near Gates Place and West Gun Hill Road on April 26.
The suspects pistol whipped the woman’s 58-year-old mother, police said, and forced her into a back room where she kept a safe.
The suspects stole the safe, which police said contained $40,000.
The suspects were between 18 and 20 years old. Two drove away in a gray sedan and the third left in a dark blue SUV, police said.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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