Brooklyn man, Bronx woman followed into homes in horrifying incidents
Strangers followed an elderly Brooklyn man and a young Bronx woman into their homes this week in a pair of separate — and terrifying — incidents, cops said early Thursday.
A 77-year-old man was returning to his home at Avenue N and East 48th Street in Flatlands at 2:55 p.m. Sunday when a knife-wielding man followed him inside, pushed him to the ground and demanded his belongings, police said.
The attacker then forced the victim into a car parked outside, and drove him to a Chase Bank about half a mile away on Flatbush Avenue near Flatlands Avenue.
Once there, the suspect forced his elderly victim to withdraw about $1,800 in cash.
He grabbed the money and then ran off, leaving the car behind, cops said.
The victim was uninjured and refused medical attention on scene.
Two days later, a 29-year-old woman was returning to her Harrison Avenue home in University Heights around 8:55 p.m. when a man slipped into the apartment as she unlocked the door, and tried to talk to her while touching himself over his clothing.
The victim escaped to the bathroom, but the creep followed and tried to sexually assault her, according to police sources.
She then closed the door on him, prompting him to flee in a black, 4-door sedan, heading north on Harrison Avenue towards Burnside Avenue. The victim was not injured and refused medical attention at the scene.
