A pair of crooks claiming to be cops tied up a terrified Brooklyn family at gunpoint after bursting into their apartment — only to get away with nothing more than a pair of sneakers, a camera and a jar of loose change, police said Sunday.
The brazen burglars — screaming “Police!” — forced open the back door of the home on Hale Ave. near Ridgewood Ave. in Cypress Hills at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
One of the men, sporting a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms vest, pointed a black gun at the frightened victims, three siblings and their 33-year-old aunt, cops said.
The creep kept the gun pointed at the aunt as the thieves forced her out the front door.
The duo zip-tied the children — two boys, ages 14 and 8, and a 13-year-old girl.
“We were scared. They kept telling us to keep our head on the floor,” said Dulce Polanco, 13. “They kept saying, ‘Police, police!’ and they tied our hands.”
The two crooks got away with only a camera, a pair of Air Jordan sneakers and a jar of coins, authorities said. Dulce said the shoes belonged to her dad.
The children’s 38-year-old mother came home a short time later and called 911.
“When she came in, she saw us on the floor and she got scared and she called the police,” Dulce said, adding she wasn’t certain how long the ordeal had lasted.
“I wasn’t paying attention to the time or anything because I was scared,” she said. “I was just paying attention to my little brother.”
The four victims were physically unharmed.
Cops had not made any arrests by Sunday night.
