Man Steals TV, Coin Collection From Inwood Home, Police Say

INWOOD, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for burglarizing an Inwood apartment, police said.

The man entered an apartment in a building on Bennett Avenue and Broadway in late March and stole a television, which was still in its box, and a coin collection valued at $100, police said. Investigators have not determined how the burglar was able to gain access to the home.

After robbing the home, the burglar fled the scene on foot by heading north on Broadway, police said. Police describe the suspect as a man who was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black vest, a gray hooded sweater, black sweatpants, black and white sneakers and light colored headphones.

Police released a photo of the man taken by a security camera on the day of the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).