2 men, 1 with imitation NYPD badge, sought in Bronx home invasion

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
COUNTRY CLUB, Bronx (WABC) -- Two men, at least one posing as a police officer with an imitation NYPD badge, are being sought in a home invasion in the Bronx in which two residents were tied up, police said.

It happened just before 8 a.m. on Country Club Road in the Country Club section Tuesday morning.
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Authorities said the suspects were white men in their 50s and 60s, and they may also have been wearing NYPD sweat suits.

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They reportedly tied up two homeowners and made off with $30,000 in cash and $100,000 in jewelry, according to police.

They also took a white 2018 BMW and a phone.

A woman untied herself and went across the street to get help.

"I saw two people in front of the door, they were ringing the bell," neighbor Silvio Caserta said. "But I didn't see their face...They were ringing, ringing the bell, and it took awhile for them to answer the door. Then they went inside, and I don't know what happened after that."



Police say neither homeowner was injured, and they are investigating if the home invasion was targeted.
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A vehicle, likely the one that was stolen, was later found abandoned at Bruckner Boulevard and Baisley Avenue.

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No arrests were immediately made.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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