Police: 911 call from bathroom foils Woodbury robbery
Second Precinct officers were dispatched to the Orchard Drive home after one of the victims, 18, locked herself in a bathroom and dialed 911 with a cell phone, police said in a news release.
None of the victims was seriously hurt.
Police said Michael Mohammed, 23, of 3209 Beverly Road, Flatbush; Randolph Chase 31, of 1368 New York Ave., Brooklyn; and Glen Campbell 32, of 104-66 129th St., Richmond Hill; were arrested on the grounds of a nearby golf course.
After an investigation, Goutam Persaud, 24, of 142-32 Sutter Ave., Jamaica and Adam Yusuf 29, of 137-18 132nd Ave., South Ozone Park; were arrested at 9:20 p.m. in Woodbury.
Defendant Jose Fuertes 27, of 224 Crystal St., Brooklyn, was also arrested at his home.
All six defendants face charges of first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal use of a firearm and fourth-degree conspiracy. They are scheduled to be arraigned Sunday in First District Court in Hempstead.
Police said the incident began at 1:19 p.m., when one of the men rang the doorbell of the home and a woman, 26, answered after seeing a man holding a bouquet of flowers.
When she opened the door, he pointed a gun at her and ordered her to lie down in the hallway, police said in the release.
That's when three other men, one also holding a gun and the other armed with a Taser, exited a van and came into the house, police said.
They demanded money and jewelry from a 61-year-old woman, tying her wrists and ankles with duct tape, police said.
But the 18-year-old woman had begun dialing police. When police entered through the front door, the suspects fled through the back door. Officer gave chase, capturing some almost immediately, police said.Police also seized a 2000 Honda van and a 2008 Mercedes-Benz they said were used by the suspects.
Posted Saturday, November 20, 2010
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