NEW YORK CITY, NY- Officials with the New York Police Department (NYPD) said that a group of teens targeted two Queens homes, burglarizing them and in one case, beating a resident with a hammer and stabbing him.
According to the New York Post, the group consisted of nine teens all seen wearing face masks and donning winter coats as they rammed their way inside of a home on 147th Place in Flushing around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 5th by breaking the front window with a hammer. Once inside of the home, they assaulted a 37-year-old man with the hammer and stabbed him in the back.
The group stole jewelry and clothing before fleeing the scene in a gray Toyota Sienna. The victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Footage of the incident shows the violent crew on the stoop of the home, one clutching a hammer and the other a knife. The group allegedly targeted another home on the same street around 3:00 a.m. a few days prior on New Year's Day.
In that incident, they broke a living room window to make their way inside. Once inside they stole $25,000 in cash and a bracelet. The escaped again in a gray vehicle. No one was hurt during that incident. The NYPD is asking the public for their help in identifying and tracking down the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477.
In a separate incident, police in Marshalltown, Iowa, are investigating a string of burglaries that have happened in the region since Christmas. According to WHO13, the latest incident happened either in the evening hours on Monday, January 6th, or the morning hours of Tuesday, January 7th, when someone broke into Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 839 in Marshalltown.
Police said the thieves took the safe and nothing else. The safe reportedly contained some cash and documents for the Post. The break-in is one of at least four burglaries in the region of the state since Christmas. Roger Dirks, Marshalltown VRW Quartermaster said, "Nothing that we could find apparently they weren't interested in. We don't have that much stuff here we got, you know, the pictures and who would want that really. Please bring back the papers that were in the safe, because we need the papers at least as much as we need cash, but we need those papers back."
In Newtown, Iowa, thieves broke into the American Legion Post 111. They were able to make off with some gambling machines, which contained about $500. The Post did not own those machines, so they sustained no loss. Post Commander Jerry Nelson said, "We were hit Christmas morning by two lowlifes with crowbars, hoodies, and masks. They appeared to be familiar with theft, our cameras are pretty good, but they had masks, gloves, and hoodies."
The Newtown suspects were seen driving a dark colored F-150 pickup with distorted plates. There were also reports of break-ins at the American Legion in Gladbrook, Iowa, and Garwin, Iowa. Garwin City Clerk Michelle Vaverka said the theft happened on Thursday, the day after New Year's Day. The burglary did not net anything of value, but they did extensive damage to the door.
Rick Johnson, a Marshalltown VFQ member said, "All these veterans up here at this post have served overseas and they served in wartime and to be mistreated like this, I don't like it. All these guys up here have been like brothers to me. I've leaned on them to help me through different times when I was down and sad."
The Marshalltown VFW is hoping that the thieves at least return the papers from the safe they stole. The papers include the deed and abstract to the VFW building and the title to the van they use to transport the honor guard to funerals and parades.
According to the New York Post, the group consisted of nine teens all seen wearing face masks and donning winter coats as they rammed their way inside of a home on 147th Place in Flushing around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 5th by breaking the front window with a hammer. Once inside of the home, they assaulted a 37-year-old man with the hammer and stabbed him in the back.
The group stole jewelry and clothing before fleeing the scene in a gray Toyota Sienna. The victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Footage of the incident shows the violent crew on the stoop of the home, one clutching a hammer and the other a knife. The group allegedly targeted another home on the same street around 3:00 a.m. a few days prior on New Year's Day.
In that incident, they broke a living room window to make their way inside. Once inside they stole $25,000 in cash and a bracelet. The escaped again in a gray vehicle. No one was hurt during that incident. The NYPD is asking the public for their help in identifying and tracking down the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477.
In a separate incident, police in Marshalltown, Iowa, are investigating a string of burglaries that have happened in the region since Christmas. According to WHO13, the latest incident happened either in the evening hours on Monday, January 6th, or the morning hours of Tuesday, January 7th, when someone broke into Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 839 in Marshalltown.
Police said the thieves took the safe and nothing else. The safe reportedly contained some cash and documents for the Post. The break-in is one of at least four burglaries in the region of the state since Christmas. Roger Dirks, Marshalltown VRW Quartermaster said, "Nothing that we could find apparently they weren't interested in. We don't have that much stuff here we got, you know, the pictures and who would want that really. Please bring back the papers that were in the safe, because we need the papers at least as much as we need cash, but we need those papers back."
In Newtown, Iowa, thieves broke into the American Legion Post 111. They were able to make off with some gambling machines, which contained about $500. The Post did not own those machines, so they sustained no loss. Post Commander Jerry Nelson said, "We were hit Christmas morning by two lowlifes with crowbars, hoodies, and masks. They appeared to be familiar with theft, our cameras are pretty good, but they had masks, gloves, and hoodies."
The Newtown suspects were seen driving a dark colored F-150 pickup with distorted plates. There were also reports of break-ins at the American Legion in Gladbrook, Iowa, and Garwin, Iowa. Garwin City Clerk Michelle Vaverka said the theft happened on Thursday, the day after New Year's Day. The burglary did not net anything of value, but they did extensive damage to the door.
Rick Johnson, a Marshalltown VFQ member said, "All these veterans up here at this post have served overseas and they served in wartime and to be mistreated like this, I don't like it. All these guys up here have been like brothers to me. I've leaned on them to help me through different times when I was down and sad."
The Marshalltown VFW is hoping that the thieves at least return the papers from the safe they stole. The papers include the deed and abstract to the VFW building and the title to the van they use to transport the honor guard to funerals and parades.
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