A TV news crew had $22,000 in camera equipment stolen while filming a segment in The Bronx, police said Thursday.

The Telemundo crew was filming on E. 174th Street in Crotona just after 5:15 a..m Wednesday when a woman started banging on storefront windows and knocked over the TV equipment, police said.

The crew tried to pack up but were apparently forced to run to their van, leaving a camera, tripod and other gear behind, cops said.

When the crew came back they saw two unknown men make off with the equipment, cops said.