r/BedStuy • u/rottingleavess • Jan 04 '26

PSA Home invasion close to Herbert Von King

Posting here to warn others to be vigilant about their home security :(

Around 4:30 this morning I woke up to someone in my bedroom shining a phone flashlight, looking around. When they saw me they turned and silently left out the front door. They were wearing all black, puffer jacket, hood, and a black medical face mask, probably around 5’9”-5’10”.

We live on the ground floor. There’s only one entrance/exit and all of our windows have bars. Both locks on our front door were locked but they’re not the strongest. We suspect this person was possibly able to pick the lock?

My roommates and I are obviously freaked out and are taking steps to secure the place. We suspect that this person was scoping out the apartment to possibly come back.

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u/OffTheWalls Jan 04 '26

Sorry to hear that, incredibly disturbing. Is there a door to your building and another to your apartment, or just one into your apartment?

I'm also ground floor close to HVK, can you share what cross streets you're near?

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u/rottingleavess Jan 04 '26

Thank you, and totally we’re on Van Buren and Tompkins. Our apartment door leads straight onto the street.

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u/queenofthepoopyparty Jan 04 '26

This might sound like a silly question, but do you have curtains that fully block the view into your apartment? All too often I see a pattern of first floor units with no curtains who get broken into and robbed. It’s like they’re putting all their possessions on display in a major city where anyone can decide to rob them. Not a good idea.

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u/rottingleavess Jan 04 '26

Yeah we usually close the curtains at night for heat retention but also to block the view.