Police continue to search for two, armed home invaders who posed as police officers, tied up the occupants of a Bronx home, and made off with $130K in cash and jewels.

 

According to NYPD spokesman, Sergeant Edward Riley, officers from the 45^th precinct were called to an exclusive home near Country Club Road and Polo Place in the Country Club section of the Bronx at 8:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

 

Riley told the Norwood News, “The preliminary investigation determined that two light-skinned males posed as police officers, displayed a handgun, and restrained the two victims with zip ties.”

 

Riley said the victims of the breakfast-time robbery were a 50-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman. It’s believed that neither victim suffered any serious injuries. EMS reported no transported patients from the scene.

 

Riley concluded, “The individuals fled the scene inside a white BMW Sport Utility vehicle with approximately $30,000 in cash, and $100,000 worth of jewelry. The unoccupied vehicle was recovered shortly thereafter.”

 

Multiple sources and news outlets reported that the vehicle was later located at Baisley Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard, a short distance away from the home.

One Citizen’s App user, @gg65, in a post on the platform about the Nov. 9 incident, wrote, “2^nd time this happened in the last two months, involving the same people. 2 white males dressed as law enforcement. They are targeting specific people who they know. It’s not random.”

 

In the context of the Nov. 9 robbery, Riley was asked if there had been any similar type robberies in the immediate area prior to the event. He did not immediately respond.

Meanwhile, Citizen App user, Soph8494883, added, “It was my house who got stolen for the second time.” Norwood News attempted to reach out to the user to clarify her remarks, but we were unsuccessful.

🚨WANTED-ROBBERY: 11/9/21 at approx. 8:05 AM, in the vicinity of Country Club & Polo Pl @NYPD45PCT Bronx. The suspects impersonated police officers with guns & tied up 2 victims while removing property. They fled in a white BMW. Any info call at 800-577-TIPS. Reward up to $3,500. pic.twitter.com/BNiGoC8vnw

— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) November 29, 2021

 

In a follow up inquiry with the NYPD on Friday, Nov. 12, about the Nov. 9 incident, police spokeswoman, Detective Annette Shelton, said there had still been no arrests in the case. Asked if the home in question had been robbed in a similar fashion previously, she responded, “There are no other complaint reports for that location this year.”

Meanwhile, talking to several television news crews outside his own home on the day of the robbery, the victims’ neighbor, Silvio Caserta, said, “I saw this car over here, and then my wife sees they stopped over here, and there’s police cars across the street. Then all of a sudden, you know, they all stopped here.”

 

Caserta concluded, “Then, one of the neighbors came down and she said, ‘You know they beat him up, and they took one of their cars?’ That’s all I know.”

 

Asked if he saw the suspects, Caserta said he’d only seen them from behind, before adding, “I wasn’t paying too much attention.”