CLAREMONT — A pair of robbers roughed up a Bronx couple in front of their young son while stealing furniture, phones and cash from their apartment, police said.
The two suspects followed the 43-year-old man into his apartment at 1711 Morris Ave. on May 8 around 10:40 p.m. and forced their way in after he unlocked the door, according to the NYPD.
One took out a gun, while the other took out a knife, and they demanded money and jewelry from their victims, police said.
They pushed and punched the man and his 28-year-old wife while the couple's 4-year-old son was present and stole an ottoman, jewelry, cash and cell phones from the apartment before fleeing in a black Acura TL with a New York license plate, according to the NYPD.
The victims were not seriously injured during the robbery, police said.
Video shows the robbers hanging out by a stairwell before forcing their way into their victim's apartment, running out with their stolen goods and briefly dropping the Ottoman.
Officers described the suspect with the gun as a man who stands about 6 feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds and was last seen in a black hooded sweatshirt. They described the suspect with the knife as 6 feet tall who was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about 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 entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
