Police: Suspects Posed As Police Officers During Queens Home Invasion, Tied Up 2 People

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a group of suspects accused of posing as police officers in a home invasion in Queens.

Police say five men broke into a basement apartment in Jamaica around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and tied up a man and a woman inside with zip ties.

One allegedly hit the man in the head with a gun.

Police say the group ransacked the apartment, running off with an unknown amount of jewelry.

The man hit by a suspect was not seriously hurt.

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