{"id":983,"date":"2024-07-05T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=983"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:20:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:20:32","slug":"phony-delivery-drivers-attack-children-during-home-invasion-in-what-could-be-alarming-new-trend-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"Phony delivery drivers attack children during home invasion in what could be alarming new trend: expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trio of depraved armed robbers posing as deliverymen barged into a\u00a0Colorado family’s home<\/a>\u00a0and attacked two children in what could be an alarming new trend, an expert and police say.<\/p>\n

The kids’ anguished parents \u2013 who were not home at the time of the June 12 home invasion \u2013 witnessed the fake delivery men enter their house on a\u00a0Ring doorbell.<\/a><\/p>\n

The men allegedly attacked the babysitter and assaulted two children \u2013 a 14-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s an old crime with a new twist,” said retired NYPD Sgt. Joseph Giacalone, who is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “These guys are always looking for a new way to get into your house, and I’m sure police are very worried about whether this is a growing pattern.”<\/p>\n

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Stills images from a Colorado home invasion show a burglar dressed as a deliveryman and a six-year-old boy sobbing in the aftermath of the ordeal.\u00a0(KDVR\u00a0)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A tactic criminals once used was trying to gain access to a home by posing as utility workers, Giacalone said. However, this approach is no longer effective with workers wearing distinct uniforms and carrying identification cards, he added.<\/p>\n

The terrifying Colorado home invasion that took place about 10 miles from downtown Denver is the latest in a string of robberies involving fake delivery workers.<\/p>\n

The ordeal unfolded a little after 8:30 p.m., when one of the suspects approached the door wearing a bright orange vest and carrying a box, according to footage\u00a0obtained by KDVR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“They were dressed in construction vests and claimed they were there to drop a package off. The suspects were holding a package and waited for the residents of the home to open the door,” the\u00a0Aurora Police Department<\/a>\u00a0said. “When they did, the suspects forced their way in and robbed the family.”<\/p>\n

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One of the people inside the home opened the door slightly, and the man wearing the vest immediately pushed his way in.<\/p>\n

He then began yelling at two accomplices in Spanish that he had gained access.<\/p>\n

Ring camera footage showed one of the men holding what appeared to be a gun in his hand as he barged into the home and another suspect exiting a car that was idling outside to join them.<\/p>\n

The teen girl was touched inappropriately during the roughly one-minute ransacking, which netted the thieves jewelry and cash, her mother told KDVR.<\/p>\n

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Colorado parents of two children who were assaulted after a terrifying home invasion on June 12. The boy is shown sobbing and crying for his mother.\u00a0(KDVR)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The babysitter and young boy were also shoved to the ground during the break-in.<\/p>\n

The homeowners called police after being alerted to the intruders by their\u00a0Ring camera.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The kids’ mother said her son \u2013 who can be seen crying after police arrive \u2013 is badly traumatized by the incident.<\/p>\n

Their mother said she was deeply frightened by the attack and that she fears long-term damage to her kids.<\/p>\n

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The Colorado home was targeted by armed burglars posing as deliverymen.\u00a0(KDVR)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Police departments across the country have warned homeowners to be careful about opening their doors to strangers after a spate of home invasions.<\/p>\n

A burglar posing as a DoorDash driver was killed last year in Indiana when the homeowner pulled out a gun and shot the intruder,\u00a0FOX59 reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

In November, a pair of armed robbers posed as deliverymen and forced their way into a New York City home to steal $70,000 in valuables. The victims were bound in duct tape, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0fake deliveryman<\/a>\u00a0donning an orange fluorescent vest and clutching a manila envelope tried to storm into a Connecticut home with a gun last year, but the owner shoved him and slammed the door.<\/p>\n

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Ring camera shows an armed man posing as a delivery worker in Connecticut after the homeowner thwarted the attempted burglary by shoving him from his porch and slamming the door.\u00a0(East Haven Police Department \/ LOCAL NEWS X \/TMX)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Giacalone said that the most important precaution to “prevent something terrible from happening to your family” is to verify the identity of the delivery person.<\/p>\n

“If someone knocks on the door saying you need to sign for a package request to see their ID, whether through a window, a peephole or a door camera,” he suggested.<\/p>\n

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Homeowners, he added, should also peer out their windows to ensure there is a UPS or Amazon truck parked nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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