The NYPD is investigating a bizarre incident in Long Island City, Queens.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Residents say a woman got into their apartment by tricking the doorman of their luxury building.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bill Kim and his girlfriend were on vacation last month when they got a notification on the app for their surveillance camera showing a complete stranger inside their apartment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman can be seen on surveillance video making herself right at home, plopping down on the couch, scrolling on her phone, and lounging in a dress and heels.<\/p>\n
“We start freaking out. We’re in full panic mode,” Kim said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman apparently noticed the surveillance camera, and ripped it off the shelf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tenants called police and a friend. The friend got there first, and knocked on the door. The interaction that followed was captured on cellphone video.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Hey, I know you don’t live there, you gotta go,” the friend said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“But I have a question, I’m a patient,” the intruder said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“No, you’re not. You gotta get out of there,” the friend said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The NYPD soon arrived, and CBS News New York was told the woman was taken to an area hospital for evaluation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As far as the tenants know, the woman didn’t steal anything. The NYPD is still investigating, and so far has not made any arrests.<\/p>\n
“I’m just in shock. I’m wondering how did she get in?” Kim said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tenants reported it to building management, and say they got an email response stating “an individual claiming to be a [dog walker] mistakenly received a key to an apartment at the front desk,” adding, “the employee involved has been terminated, and we are currently retraining all staff on ID verification protocols.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
CBS News New York has also reached out to building management for a comment and has not yet heard back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It also feels very intentional and almost planned, because she picked our apartment, which was empty at the time. She must have specifically asked for our unit,” Kim said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The couple says their lease is up next month and they plan to move out, but even until then, they say it’s hard to go on living in the apartment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Your home just doesn’t feel the same when something like this has happened,” Kim said. “Anytime I hear keys jingling in the hallway I can’t help but imagine someone barging into our apartment.”<\/p>\n