Police are looking for two individuals who posed as plumbers, and are now wanted in connection with a home invasion robbery and the overnight torture and assault of two residents in the Wakefield section of the borough.

According to a February 25th statement from the NYPD, the incident began at 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, in the vicinity of East 227 Street and Barnes Avenue. Police said a 28-year-old man and a 35-year-old man were inside the home when two men knocked at the door, saying they were there to “fix the plumbing.”

The NYPD statement read in part, “The two males entered the apartment, displayed a firearm, tied up both victims and demanded money.” The two assailants remained in the home overnight and assaulted both victims. The 28-year-old man suffered a head injury as well as burns to his back after the pair tortured him with a hot clothing iron.

Police reported that the home invaders later fell asleep and the 28-year-old victim was able to free himself and escape the home and call police. Officers from the 47th precinct quickly responded and found the two suspects and the second victim were no longer at the location. Police say the second victim was eventually located and the thieves escaped with a cellphone and $2,000 cash.

Police have released a photo from a home surveillance video that captured the two suspects entering the home. Both men wore matching black slacks and shoes and matching, official-looking high-visibility, bright yellow vests, face masks, and black hooded jackets.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782.) The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.