Aged theft: 90-year-old man robbed inside Manhattan house after opening door for armed suspects
Police mentioned the sufferer was inside his unit in a constructing close to West 145th Avenue and Edgecombe Avenue in Higher Manhattan simply after 8 a.m. when he heard a knock on the door.
When he opened the door, one of many suspects pulled out a gun and demanded cash and the sufferer’s cellphone whereas the opposite suspect stayed on the entrance of the house and acted as a lookout.
The sufferer handed the telephone and $270 in money over earlier than they left.
The 90-year-old man was not harm.
Police mentioned he had simply moved into the house eight days in the past and is a veteran of the Korean Struggle.
Police are asking anybody with info to name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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