The two men reportedly made off with $7,500 after cracking the grandparents' safe and pilfering the children's piggy banks.
The grandmother, 60, opened the door and was pushed aside by the man holding the box, from which he produced a revolver. The second man followed him inside the apartment. The pair then threatened the woman, her husband, 63, their grandson, 8, and granddaughter, 6, telling them to bind themselves with zip ties.
"Don't say anything, don't do anything so we can get done quick," one of the thieves reportedly told the family. After that, the pair allegedly took two iPhones, an iPad, and several documents, and then crack the couples' personal safe and empty the children's piggy banks, making off with roughly $7,500 in cash. Security footage shows the men leaving with the property. None of the victims were injured during the incident.
According to police, two men who posed as delivery workers robbed a family at gunpoint in the Bronx on December 21. Above, a subway train travels on the elevated track over the snow covered streets on February 7, in Bronx borough of New York City.The NYPD is calling on the public to report any information relevant to the crime. The first man was last seen wearing a brown winter hat, a brown face mask, a brown jacket, a green hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and black shoes.
Anyone with information on these suspects or their whereabouts is urged to report to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS , visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 and entering TIP577. Callers who speak Spanish can call 1-888-57-PISTA .reached out to the NYPD for a comment on this story but did not hear back in time for publication.