Two creeps were caught on video impersonating cops before they kicked in the door of a terrified Queens woman, handcuffed her and swiped $10,000 from her home, police said Monday.
The suspects — one clad in a short-sleeved blue T-shirt with an official-looking NYPD logo on the chest — rang the doorbell of the 27-year-old victim at the home near Woodhaven Boulevard and Doran Avenue in Glendale at 1:05 a.m. Saturday, July 23, cops said.
The men identified themselves to the stunned woman as police officers, stating they were looking for her boyfriend, cops said.
The pair kicked in the door, handcuffed the woman and removed approximately $10,000 from the home. DCPI
The pair fled in a dark Ford Mustang. DCPIThe guy in the T-shirt was wearing purple plastic surgical-type gloves and waving a bright flashlight around, surveillance footage shows.
He had massive tattoos on at least his left forearm, video shows.
His cohort had a sweatshirt on with its hood pulled up over his head, and he was wearing a face mask, according to the footage.
Two creeps were caught on video impersonating cops. DCPIThe pair kicked in the door, handcuffed the woman and removed approximately $10,000 from the home before fleeing in a dark Ford Mustang, police said.
No injuries were reported.
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