Crime & Safety

Brooklyn Home Invaders Demand ATM Pin At Gunpoint, Cops Say

Two men knocked on the front door and forced their way inside a Williamsburg apartment, stealing $300 and using an ATM pin to get $600 more.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Cops are looking for two men who pulled an elaborate home invasion in Williamsburg, where one man waited in the apartment at gunpoint while the other went and used a stolen ATM pin to get cash.

The two men knocked on a 31-year-old man's front door just before noon on Friday and, when he answered, forced their way inside his home, which was near Grand Street and Wythe Avenue, police said.

One of the men took out a black gun and demanded the homeowner give over his ATM PIN number, police said. He then stood with the victim inside while the other man went out to two different ATMs and used the PIN number to take out $600.

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The two men also stole $300 in cash, an iPad and two iPhones from the home before leaving, police said.

Police described the first man, who held the homeowner at bay in the apartment, as standing about 5'11, weighing 250 lbs and wearing a Nike jacket, white sneakers, and dark jeans.

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The second man was wearing a red waist length jacket, grey sweatpants and white and yellow sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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