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Man Forces His Way Into Flushing Home, Displays Firearm and Orders Occupants to Leave

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Nov. 14, 2018 By Meghan Sackman

Police are looking for a man who forced his way into a Flushing home last month and then demanded the occupants leave after displaying a firearm and a fake police shield.

The suspect entered the home, located in vicinity of Parsons Boulevard and 34th Avenue, at around 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22. He forced his way in and then demanded that the two residents leave after showing a firearm and a fake police badge.

The suspect fled with nothing and there were no reported injuries.

The alleged perpetrator is describe as black or Hispanic, and was last seen wearing a black jacket and dark gray or brown pants. Police have released a photo of the man.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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The photo you have posted with this article is supposed to be the “suspect”. But he looks neither Hispanic nor Black and is wearing a light colored jacket…not a black jacket, as you wrote in your article! Who is this poor guy that you have now labeled the “suspect”?!!

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