YONKERS, NY – Police in Yonkers have reported a break-in robbery and a home invasion at a two family home on Crestvale Terrace. The incident took place at 4:45 am on Wednesday when several armed suspects forced entry into the home, targeting a specific apartment that was unoccupied.
” In searching the home, they entered the second apartment and encountered an uninvolved family,” Yonkers police reported. “After searching the home, the suspects fled in a motor vehicle; the family escaped uninjured. Investigators have determined that the targeting of the home was not a random event, and that the suspects may have had prior knowledge as to sought proceeds.”
Yonkers Police Detectives are actively investigating this incident, developing information to identify the perpetrators and effect arrests.