Authorities are looking for multiple people they say allegedly ambushed a man to break into a Bronx residence and then duct-taped him and a woman in her 60s to rob them.
The New York City Police said they received a report that around 5:45 p.m. Thursday, in the area of Valentine Avenue y East Burnside Avenuea 64-year-old man was approached by the suspects as he entered his apartment.
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The group allegedly beat the man with a metal bar and a firearm, eventually knocking him to the ground. The uniformed officer pointed out that it was at that moment that the individuals allegedly tied the man and a 60-year-old woman who was also inside the apartment with adhesive tape.
The group of suspected thieves managed to escape with a safe, money, a purse and a backpack from the apartment, according to police.
Several of the suspects fled in a red Dodge sedan and one fled on foot toward East 180 Street y Valentine Avenue.
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Police say the male victim sustained lacerations to his head and face and was taken by paramedics to St. Barnabas Hospital for treatment.
If you have information, you can confidentially call the authorities at 1-888-57-PISTA.
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