Burglars Steal Electronics, Papers From Inwood Apartment, Police Say

INWOOD, NY — The NYPD is searching for a man and woman who entered an Inwood residential building and swiped electronics and paperwork from an apartment, police told Patch.

The duo gained access to the building on May 19 by sneaking in behind a delivery man, police said. The delivery man is not a suspect in the burglary, police told Patch. Once inside the building, located near Payson Avenue and Dyckman Street, they entered an apartment and stole electronics and various papers from a 49-year-old victim, police said.

Both suspects are currently unidentified, police told Patch. Police believe the female suspect weighs around 180 pounds. The woman was wearing glasses, a short sleeve shirt with multi-colored stripes and light colored pants during the burglary, police said.

The male suspect is in his 30s and weighs around 200 pounds, police told Patch. He was wearing a baseball hat, t-shirt, jeans and was seen carrying bags during the burglary, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) y 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) para Español.

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