Crime & Safety
Helmet-Clad Thieves Rob, Tie Up Workers In Bayside Home: NYPD
The trio stole $1,000 and a cell phone from one of the tied up workers before fleeing, police said.

BAYSIDE, QUEENS -- Police are searching for a trio of helmet-clad thieves who broke into a Bayside home and robbed two workers inside at gunpoint.
The three perps disguised in helmets rode up to the home on 214 Place on a single motorcycle at around 1:30 p.m. on June 6, police said.
They used a hammer to smash through the home's glass front door, where they came face to face with two male workers - ages 49 and 53 - and pulled out their guns on them, authorities said.
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The three tied up both workers before stealing $1,000 and a cell phone from the 53-year-old man and fleeing, cops said.
Both men were sent to local hospitals for minor injuries, police said.
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Anyone with information in regards 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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