Women Tied Up In Crown Heights Apartment While Men Took Cash

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Three women were tied up in their Crown Heights apartment and covered with blanket while their intruders demanded and made off with over $1,000 in cash, according to police.

The NYPD on Thursday shared details from the terrifying incident, which happened earlier this year.

On Thursday, May 18, the women — 32, 20 and 18 years old — were inside the apartment, near Pacific Street and Buffalo Avenue, police said.

Around 5:20 early that morning, the men got into the apartment by breaking into a window that faced a fire escape, according to police.

The men showed a handgun, tied the women up and threw a blanket over them, demanding money, police said. They eventually made off with about $1,500 in cash, according to police.

One of the suspects is pictured above in surveillance footage. Here's how anyone with information about the incident can contact police about it:

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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