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Home Invasion Robbery Nets $, Cellphones, Metals

 

A home invasion robbery netted currency, cellphones and what police describe as a quantity of precious metals from a Long Island City apartment within the confines of the 114th Precinct this morning.
According to police, a Hispanic male, five feet, six inches tall and weighing 185 pounds, and four other Hispanic men entered an apartment at 40-19 29th St. at about 7:30 a.m. The first man produced a black firearm and demanded, “Where is the safe?”  One of the suspects struck the one occupant of the apartment at the time several times on the head with a baseball bat.  The suspects tied up the occupant with zip-ties, then ransacked the apartment and fled.  The apartment’s occupant was treated and released at a local hospital.
One suspect’s image was caught on surveillance cameras.
 Anyone with information regarding the identity of any or all of the five perpetrators should call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers’ Web site at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577.
 All calls are kept strictly confidential.