Million-dollar Queens home invasion: Thieves bind two women, steal goods, flee
Violent Queens home invasion nets $1.1M in jewelry
A family in Queens is reeling after a terrifying home invasion that left a mother and nanny tied up, with $1.1 million in luxury items stolen. The suspects, caught on security video, rushed into the Kew Gardens home while the nanny was bringing out the trash. Inside were three children, including a 6-year-old girl whose screams helped free her mother from a closet.
QUEENS - Police are searching for a group of burglars who they say stole more than $1 million in valuables from a Queens home in a brazen home invasion.
Authorities say five unidentified individuals forced their way into a home near Mayfair Road and 116th Street in Kew Gardens last Wednesday around 7 p.m.
Once inside, the intruders allegedly pushed a 53-year-old woman to the ground and bound her, along with a 36-year-old woman, with tape.
While the women were restrained, the suspects ransacked the home, stealing jewelry, purses, clothing, and other valuables worth approximately $1,105,000.
The group then fled in a white 2021 Toyota RAV4, accompanied by a sixth person believed to be the getaway driver.
No injuries were reported, but the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).