Would-Be Home Invader Posed As Deliveryman, Queens Resident Says
A search was under way for suspects in an attempted home invasion that began as a fake delivery in Queens Sunday.
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A search was under way for suspects in an attempted home invasion that began as a fake delivery in Queens Sunday.
A second person was arrested and charged Monday in connection with a home invasion in Brooklyn last week that left a 91-year-old man dead.
Dwayne Blackwood, 27, faces charges in connection with a home invasion in Brooklyn that left a 91-year-old man dead. The search continues for a second suspect.
A wake was under way late Thursday for a 91-year-old man who died during a home invasion last week.
Police said four thieves tied up 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson and his 100-year-old wife, Ethlin, in their Bedford-Stuyvesant home last week.
The search is on for a pack of thieves who police say tied up an elderly couple and ransacked their apartment in a violent home invasion robbery that left a 91-year-old man dead and his 100-year-old wife in the hospital.
Authorities say the man and his 99-year-old wife were tied up when a four men broke into their home at 160 Decatur St. around 3:30 p.m.
Once inside, he went into the girl's bedroom and watched her sleep, while only wearing a bathrobe and T-shirt – no pants or underwear, police said.
Police say several men, one of them armed with a gun, forced their way into a home on 148th Street, tied up the couple inside, and began searching the house.
Two sisters and a baby were home alone Wednesday when suddenly they said a man broke in around 9 a.m.
Police Sunday night were searching for the man responsible for a home invasion on Long Island.
Police said the husband and wife were in bed when they were woken up by the sounds of two men running through the house.
One of the men, wearing a red jacket, threatened the homeowner, while another held her down and ripped a gold chain from her neck, police said.
Armed, dangerous and still out there – police say one man is behind a multi-state crime spree, including stolen cash, a carjacking, and even a break-in at a suburban home with a mom and daughter inside.
Investigators say 42-year-old Luis Hernandez of Queens forced his way inside an elderly woman's Bay Ridge apartment just after 10:00 p.m Saturday.
According to police, the suspects used a belt to tie the hands of a man and woman while shouting "where is the money?" in Spanish.
The men barged into the house at Elton Avenue and 157th Street around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday.
A man and woman were inside the Laurelton home when they heard a knock on the door and saw two men wearing FedEx jackets on the stoop.
Police said they are looking for a light-colored 2011 to 2015 Hyundai Elantra.
Investigators said the 52-year-old woman answered the door when two men forced their way in and opened fire, shooting her once and her husband five times.
A man and woman were shot Sunday evening in a suspected home invasion in Jamaica, Queens, police said.
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Police said three men forced their way into an apartment and threatened five family members inside with a gun.
A woman came face to face with an intruder during a frightening home invasion on Staten Island.
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