BUSHWICK — A pair of thieves entered an unlocked Brooklyn apartment Sunday and forced the occupant to take them on a room-by-room search for valuables, police said Thursday.
The two men entered the apartment near Moore and Bogart streets in Bushwick at approximately 8:20 p.m. The suspects checked multiple apartment doors until finding an unlocked one, police said. Once inside, the suspects encountered a 23-year-old man and threatened to attack him if he didn’t hand over his property.
The suspects took the victim on a room-by-room search for valuables, and one of the men struck him in the head with a clothing iron while in the apartment’s living room. The two men also punched the victim in the head and body, police said.
They removed two laptops, a PlayStation 5, an Xbox 360, a cellphone and an iPad from the residence, police said. The estimated value of the items stolen is $2,950.
After removing the valuable, the two men fled on foot to the Morgan Ave. subway station.
The victim was treated on scene; he sustained a laceration to his head, a bruise to his face and pain to his body, police said. He refused further medical attention.
Police are still searching for the suspects.
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