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The robbery occurred Sunday afternoon in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, when the man rang the victims' doorbell while wearing a hat with the letters UPS on it and holding a box, according to a statement from the New York City Police Department emailed to PEOPLE.
“Upon the victim opening the door, the individual pushed her inside the apartment and revealed that he had a silver revolver inside of the box. After the individual gained entry, a second individual joined him,” the statement read. “At gunpoint, the individuals demanded that the 60-year-old female victim, her 63-year-old husband, and their grandchildren, an 8-year-old male and a 6-year-old female, use zip ties to bind themselves.”
“It’s home invasion — worse than robbery. Tie you up and everything,” Ortiz said.
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“They’re scared. They’re still scared,” the son continued. “They took the kids' phones and tablets… took cash they found around the house.”
The suspects made off Apple electronics and over $7,500 in cash they took from both a safe as well as a piggy bank, police confirmed.
Police are warning residents not to open the door if they’re not expecting a package, or if they don’t recognize their regular delivery person, or if something doesn’t feel right.
Anyone with information about this weekend’s burglary suspects in the Bronx is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish,1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tipvia their websiteor via DM on Twitter,@NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
source: people.com
