Baby As Robbery Accessory

It's the old "I have a baby, therefore I'm not dangerous" ploy: WCBS 2 reports that police are searching for a group of robbers who used a baby as part of their cover, "Investigators have released surveillance video of the suspects leaving the Manhattan Avenue apartment building in Morningside Heights. Police said the woman, carrying a small child in her arms, knocked on an apartment door last Wednesday afternoon. When the victim opened the door, two men flashed guns to get into the apartment - where they stole money and an iPhone." (The Daily News says "thousands of dollars" were stolen.) The police say that suspects were spotted getting out of a silver BMW before the robbery; anyone with information should contact the NYPD's CrimeStoppers.

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By Jen Chung in News on September 9, 2010 8:43 AM

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John L

"suspects were spotted getting out of a silver BMW before the robbery"

"'thousands of dollars' were stolen"

Hmm.. Smells like a drug robbery to me.

So women are now drinking and driving with their kids, committing robberies with their kids, the real problem is that cheap, reliable babysitters are hard to find.

JacqueMehoff

you mean people don't keep a gun by their door like on TV?

Brado

I'll never open my door to people. Baby or not.

Gotham Extremist

not even a toddler and already has a felony under his belt...... diaper.

Kelles

my spidey sense tells me there's more to this story

hotstepper

got to make those BMW payment somehow, right? what, you expect us to drive an economy car?!

grandzu

Folks keep thousands of dollars cash in their apartments?

nicemarmot

Ack. That's one I might actually fall for. Most people including myself are suckers for babies. And the human part of you doesn't want to believe anyone could do that to a child, so you assume the best instead of the worst.