Pregnant woman, husband robbed at gunpoint inside of Bronx home: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – Frank, who is not his real name, and his pregnant wife returned to their home in the Bronx last Wednesday night after a peaceful outing. Their surveillance video showed the moment an armed robber sneaked up behind them – and forced them inside.
Once inside, the masked suspect put a gun to the back of Frank's head and demanded he hand over his cell phone and what police confirm to be worth nearly $150,0000 in jewelry, given to him by his late father.
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'Which was the scariest part because as I was taking my jewelry off, the only thing crossing my mind is the gun could accidentally go off. And then, as he takes everything off, he shoves me and my pregnant wife, who's 5 months pregnant – down to the ground. And from there, he hits me in the back of the head with the pistol. Traumatizing.'
Frank says his wife was shaken up but is hanging in there.
One of Franks' neighbors – stunned and equally outraged.
'He looks very visible in the video. He should be identified. This is horrible. In this neighborhood, mostly, there are kids. Today, it's just a robbery. Tomorrow, it could be a violent robbery – a more violent crime,' said Muhammad.
Frank says detectives told him they believe he was followed home.
'The police said these people – this is not the first time they've done this. It's ongoing. So they most likely have an idea who they are,' said Frank.
The armed suspect is still on the loose.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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