2 Fake Maintence Workers Rob NYC Home, Take 20K In Cash, Jewelry

NEW YORK CITY — Two men posing as maintenance workers robbed a home in Queens, stealing around $20,000 in cash and jewelry, police said.

The incident happened on Tuesday around 2 p.m. when the two men posing as maintenance workers gained access to a home in the vicinity of Gates Avenue and Fresh Pond Road, police said.

One of the suspects engaged in conversation with a 28-year-old man living in the house before pulling on a gun on him, police said.

The two men now both inside in the house, proceed to take around $18,000 in cash and a gold bracelet.

The suspects fled the location in a dark-colored SUV heading west on Gates Avenue, police said.

The NYPD released surveillance photos of the two suspects.

Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on X @NYPDTips.