Police say robbers dressed in disguise

The two men at the front door wore dark clothing. One man’s vest said FBI, the other man wore a ball cap with the letters NYC.

They may have looked like law enforcement officers when they backed into the driveway of a Miami Lakes home in a Chevrolet Silverado about noon Jan. 30, but they were police impersonators carrying out a home-invasion robbery, according to Miami-Dade police.

One giveaway: The pickup’s license plate was covered.

Surveillance video released by the agency Wednesday shows what happened outside the residence on the 15000 block of Northwest 87th Court.

The men parked in the wide, paver-tiled driveway surrounded by neatly trimmed bushes and tropical landscaping. As the man with the NYC ball cap knocked at the door, the other man appeared to tighten his jacket to cover up the bulletproof vest showing the letters FBI. A hand from inside swung the door open and the two men went inside.

A short time later, one of the two dragged a dark-colored duffel bag outside. His partner, and more bags, soon followed.

The two got away with about $30,000 in jewelry and other items. The man and woman inside the home told news outlets that the two men shepherded them into a bathroom and told them to stay there.

The two don’t live in the home — one was a housekeeper and the other was doing contracting work, WSVN-Ch. 7 reported.

The man who owns the home told WFOR-Ch. 4 the two workers were not hurt but were shaken up, as he is.

“I feel really violated by these men,” he told the station. “My emotions are running high with the frustration they put on my family. I am really scared. I have a 5-year-old son and we are

watching out now. I know I was targeted. This was not random.”

It’s unclear how legitimate the items worn by the two thieves were compared to what actual law enforcement personnel wear, but getting real police gear can be difficult, police told WSVN.

“You have to be identified by the police department and you have to have identification with picture ID on it,” MiamiDade Police Officer Angel Rodriguez told the station.

Police ask anyone with information about this crime or the identity of the two men to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.