Detectives in Barnet have released an e-fit of a man they would like to identify, following an aggravated burglary in which the suspects pretended to be police officers.
On Monday, 11 August at around 01:00hrs the occupant of a flat in Eagle Drive, NW9 heard loud knocking at her front door.
A man shouted he was a police officer and asked her to open the door. The victim opened the door and was confronted by two men dressed in fake police uniforms.
They produced a false search warrant and entered the premises.
The woman was handcuffed and gagged with a piece of tape.
The men demanded money and asked for the location of a safe she did not have. They also threatened her with a knife.
The suspects left the premises with a substantial amount of cash and the woman heard a car driving away shortly afterwards.
Suspect one is described as white and approximately 25-years-old. He was 5’11 tall and of thin build. The man had blonde gelled hair and blue eyes and was clean shaven. He was wearing a black vest with ‘Police’ on it and a light blue short sleeved shirt with a collar. He was also wearing black trousers and a black belt. (See e-fit)
Suspect two is describes as white and approximately 28-years-old. He was 5’11 tall and stocky. He has short dark brown hair which was graying and was clean shaven, with freckles. He was wearing a black vest with ‘Police’ on it, a light blue short sleeved shirt with a collar, black trousers and black belts.
Detective Constable Andy Deamer, from the Acquisitive Crime Unit in Barnet, said: “This was a horrendous attack on a female in her own home, which has left her extremely traumatised. I am appealing to anyone with information to come forward and assist in anyway they can.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Barnet’s Acquisitive Crime Unit on 101 quoting reference 2417900/14. Alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
