What to Know
- Police are investigating the armed robbery of a 27-year-old dominatrix at a Queens hotel Monday afternoon
- Cops say the woman got a call from an unknown number; she figured it was her client. When the doorbell rang, she opened it
- The men pushed their way in, bound her with duct tape and threatened her with a gun before stealing a phone, cash and running off
Authorities are looking for four masked men they say knocked on the hotel door of a dominatrix in Queens, pushed their way in and tied her up at gunpoint before running off with an iPhone, cash and a debit card Monday.
Police say the heist at the Ramada Inn on Crescent Street was targeted. According to authorities, they knew the woman was a dominatrix. The woman got a call from an unknown number she figured was a client; when she opened the hotel door, she expected her client to be on the other side. It was not her client.
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The four men, all wearing black hooded sweatshirts or jackets, forced their way into the 27-year-old woman's room when she opened the door around 5:45 p.m. They menaced her at gunpoint and bound her with duct tape before stealing the phone, cash, card and her state driver's license.
She was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released.
Cops released surveillance video of the suspects creeping around the hotel hallway. Anyone with information about them is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.