2 men, 1 with imitation NYPD badge, sought in Bronx home invasion

COUNTRY CLUB, Bronx (WABC) — Two men, one posing as a police officer with an imitation NYPD badge, are being sought in a home invasion in the Bronx in which two residents were tied up, police said.

It happened on Country Club Road in the Country Club section Tuesday morning.

Authorities said the suspects were in their 50s and 60s, and they may also have been wearing NYPD sweat suits.

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They reportedly tied up two homeowners and took their white 2018 BMW and a phone.

A woman untied herself and went across the street to get help.

A vehicle, likely the one that was stolen, was later found abandoned at Bruckner Boulevard and Baisley Avenue.

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No arrests were immediately made.

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).

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