Two masked gunmen burst into a virtually $2 million New Rochelle pad at the hours of darkness Saturday and pistol-whipped a person earlier than snatching $75,000 price of glitz from his physique, cops stated.
The ordeal unfolded round 1:25 a.m. because the 25-year-old sufferer was returning to his 3,000-square-foot mansion on Kewanee Street, the New Rochelle Police Division stated in a information launch.
The male suspects, each armed with semi-automatic handguns, pistol-whipped the person earlier than grabbing the jewels and fleeing, the discharge stated.
The sufferer was handled for minor accidents.
One neighbor described him as a “young kid” that’s lived in the home for a couple of 12 months – and recalled waking as much as the sound of “male voices” in a single day.
“I remember hearing yelling and hearing a car driving off on that street,” stated the person, who declined to present his identify.
He couldn’t see what was taking place within the darkness, nor via the thick bushes that line the usually serene, suburban neighborhood which borders Scarsdale.
“Not that it’s unusual to hear screaming at night, but I wasn’t freaked out by it. This is a quiet neighborhood – I feel very safe,” the neighbor continued.
“I don’t feel like it was somebody who is randomly attacking houses.”
A white Tesla, gray Tesla Cybertruck and silver Mercedes sprinter van have been parked within the driveway of the house when The Put up visited Saturday afternoon, however no person answered the entrance door.
Cops have been nonetheless canvassing the realm.
Detectives labeled the incident – which they referred to as focused and remoted – as a house invasion theft, however declined to say the place within the 11-room residence it occurred.
The suspects are believed to be of their 20s or 30s, in accordance with the discharge.
There have but to be any arrests – leaving some space residents shaken.
“I’m definitely going to lock my door,” stated Lonnie Jones, a 24-year-old neighbor who works in advertising and marketing.
“This is a surprise to me – big time,” echoed one other resident who’s lived within the space since 2016. “It’s not something I’d expect in this neighborhood.”
