Crime & Safety

WANTED: Trio of Armed Brooklyn Home Invaders

The suspects barged into a home on Hewes Street with a knife and crowbar, police say.

Police are hunting for three men who they say staged a home invasion on Williamsburg’s Hewes Street in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

According to the NYPD:

“On Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at 1:45 a.m., the suspects, armed with a crowbar and a knife, entered an apartment on Hewes Street, through an open door, and demanded property. The victims, a 38-year-old male and two 30-year-old males, complied and the suspects fled with an undetermined amount of money.”

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No one was injured in the home invasion. However, police are hoping to take the perps off the street before they strike again.

NYPD officials released a surveillance video on Thursday showing the three suspected Hewes Street home invaders fleeing the scene of the crime. (See below.)

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Anyone with information regarding the suspects or the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.


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