Police are looking for five people wanted in connection with a recent deception burglary at an elderly couple’s Woodside home.
Authorities said the incident occurred at 3 p.m. on May 1 at an undisclosed location within the confines of the 104th Precinct, when two suspects—a male and a female—knocked on the door of a home belonging to a 90-year-old man and an 88-year-old woman.
When the couple answered the door, police noted, the male suspect claimed he and his partner were from Long Island Jewish Medical Center and there to visit the couple’s daughter. The couple then let the duo inside their home and got into a conversation.
Moments later, a third suspect—a female—entered the home and asked to use the bathroom, cops said. This suspect walked upstairs purportedly to use the bathroom, but instead searched the couple’s bedroom and removed all of their jewelry and credit cards.
Following the theft, all three suspects left the home in an unknown direction. The couple later reported the incident to the 104th Precinct.
During its investigation, the 104th Precinct Detective Squad obtained surveillance camera footage from the Payless Shoe Source store at the Rego Center Mall showing two female suspects attempting to use one of the stolen credit cards in making a transaction.
The squad also obtained security video from the Outback Steakhouse at the Queens Place shopping center in Elmhurst showing the five suspects- a male and four females- trying to use a stolen credit card to pay their check.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or can text their tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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