Overview
- The couple discovered a stranger inside their Long Island City apartment after a home‑security app alerted them, with surveillance footage showing the woman lounging on the couch and ripping a camera off a shelf on July 24.
- Friends and neighbors confronted the intruder and police responded, and CBS News reported the woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation after officers arrived.
- Building management told tenants an individual claiming to be a dog walker was mistakenly given a key at the front desk, and the concierge employee involved has been permanently removed.
- The NYPD is investigating the incident as a burglary but has not publicly identified or charged the woman and no arrests have been announced.
- Tenants say they feel traumatized and plan to move when their lease ends, and the case highlights how social‑engineering at concierge desks can defeat building access controls while tenant cameras provide crucial detection and evidence.