Crime & Safety

Men Burglarize Woman's Rego Park Home, Steal Electronics: NYPD

One man broke into the woman's home through her window and stole a wallet and electronics while the other stood guard out front, police say.

REGO PARK, QUEENS — Police are searching for two men who they say broke into a young woman's home in Rego Park over a month ago.

Early in the morning on Sunday, Sept. 26, around 4:50 a.m., a man broke into a woman's home near Woodhaven Boulevard and 67th Avenue through an unlocked window.

While inside he stole the 26-year-old woman's wallet, Apple laptop, Apple tablet, and Apple earphones. All the while another man stood outside the apartment as a lookout, and the two ran away together, police said.

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On Nov. 1, over a month after the incident occurred, police released photos of the men.

One was wearing a blue mask, black hoodie, dark-jeans, and black and red sneakers at the time of the robbery. The other was wearing eyeglasses, a beige hoodie, dark-jeans, and white sneakers.

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Photo credit: NYPD
Photo credit: NYPD

Anyone with information about this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) or submit a tip online or on Twitter.

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