The incident occurred on May 24, at 9:45 a.m. While the suspect was inside the apartment, cops say that the tenant came home and "startled him"—and he fled back through the window without anything.

The suspect is described as a man with a cast on his right foot who was walking with a cane.

Anyone with information in regards to this burglary is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.