Armed Burglars Push Their Way Into Bushwick Home, Flee With Cell Phones and Jewelry

BUSHWICK – On a mid-August evening, two men with a gun pushed their way into a Bushwick home before stealing electronics and jewelry.

The burglary occurred at 5:30pm on Friday, August 18th, in the vicinity of Bushwick and Moffat Avenues, said police. No one was injured in the incident.

Two suspects fled on foot with $1,750 in cell phones and jewelry, said police. They can been seen on security footage below:

Police describe the first suspect as a back man, 20-30 years old, 5’9″ and 220lbs, last seen wearing a dark colored shirt, black shorts and white sneakers. The second suspect is a black man, 20-25 years old, 5’8″ and 170lbs, last seen wearing a white and blue checked shirt, black jeans and white sneakers, said police.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS 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 texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.