Two men allegedly
posing as NYPD police
offi cers broke into a couple’s
home in the Country
Club section of the
Bronx, tied up the occupants
and made away
with their cellphones
and BMW on Tuesday,
according to authorities.
The home invasion
occurred around 8 a.m.
on 3391 Country Club
Road, when the two men
described as being in
their 50’s — one carrying
a NYPD police badge
and both wearing NYPD
apparel — entered the
home and tied up the
homeowners before taking
off with $30,000 in
cash and $100,000 in jewelry,
according to police.
One of the victims reported
both assailants
were wearing NYPD
sweatshirts and sweatpants,
as well as gray
bubble vests, an offi cial
said.
The white BMW was
recovered about a mile
away from the home
at Baisley Avenue and
Bruckner Boulevard, according
to police.
One of the victims, a
woman, eventually untied
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, N 24 OV. 12-18, 2021 BTR
Two men allegedly posing as NYPD police offi cers broke into
a couple’s home in the Country Club section of the Bronx,
according to authorities. Photo courtesy Google Maps
herself and went
across the street to get
help. No arrests have
been made yet and it unknown
if the suspects
were actually police offi
cers.
The investigation is
still ongoing.
Anyone with information
in regard to this
incident is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers
Hotline at 1-800-
577-TIPS (8477) or for
Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782).
-Robbie Sequeira
Suspects used NYPD guise to
invade Country Club home
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Teacher busted for
sexual misconduct
A Bronx teacher was
arrested Friday, Nov.
5, for sexual misconduct
and multiple other
charges.
According to police
sources, Alexander Guzman
is a teacher at the
NYC Department of Education’s
Bronx School
of Law, Government
and Justice, 244 E. 163rd
St. Guzman, 26, was
charged with forcible
touching and two counts
of disseminating indecent
material to minors,
aggravated harassment
and harassment.
A detective told the
Bronx Times that there
are three complaining
victims and all of the alleged
crimes occurred
at the school. Guzman,
who teaches math and
science, voluntarily surrendered
at his home on
Nov. 5.
According to Department
of Education
Spokesman Katie
O’Hanlon, Guzman had
been a teacher at Bronx
School for Law, Government
and Justice since
September 2021 and was
fi red effective Nov. 9.
“These are deeply
disturbing charges
and DOE has cooperated
with the police department
fully and the
teacher was immediately
removed from the
school,” O’Hanlon said.
“The safety of our students
is our top priority
and we have stringent
protections in place to
address any allegations
of impropriety.”
The school, founded
in 1997, is for students
in grades 6-12 who seek
to pursue careers in law
and government.
-Jason Cohen
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