Brooklyn robbery pulled off by men posing as cops

NEW YORK

Police have released pictures of the suspects who they say pretended to be cops, and then pushed their way into the home in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

It happened January 16th in the vicinity of Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street.

The two zip tied the residents, then fled with cash and a laptop computer.

No injuries were reported.

One suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6'00" with black hair and glasses.

The other is described as a Hispanic male, with black hair wearing a shield around his neck

Anyone with information in regards to this robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM <http://WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM> or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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