These 3 Men Robbed Brooklyn 85-Year-Old As He Played Dead, Police Say

GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN — Cops have new surveillance footage and information about the three men who allegedly shoved their way into an 85-year-old man's apartment, attacked him, and stole his cash he said he was saving for his sick wife's medical bills.

The suspects are all described by cops as three Hispanic men, all wearing masks and gloves, and all were between 5'7'' and 5'10''. One man was wearing a hoodie with the words, "LIVE INSPIRED" on the left shoulder, according to the NYPD. Another was wearing a black jacket with the word, "HEAT" on the back, police said. One of the men was wearing blue and white sneakers.

On Nov. 29 at around 2 p.m. in the afternoon, Pablo Roldan was taking a nap inside his home at 195 Huron St. when he heard a knock on the door, he told CBS2. When he opened the door, three men in black with hoods covering their faces pushed him into his apartment and demanded his money, Roldan said.

One of the men violently held Roldan down on the couch while the other two trashed his apartment looking for cash, he said.

Somehow they knew he had $36,000 in cash hidden in a closet for his sick wife to pay her medical bills, he said. He tried to give them his wallet, but they were looking for the cash.

"That was my life savings in there," Roldan said.

That's when Roldan pretended he was dying, hoping they wouldn't kill him, he said. Roldan survived, with bruises to his wrists and eye.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) You can also submit your tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting your tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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