Queens home invasion: NYPD officers recognized after using drone to help capture three suspects [Video]

WHITESTONE, Queens (WABC) — NYPD officers were honored Monday, for their work in tracking and capturing suspects involved in a home invasion in Queens over the weekend.

The incident unfolded around 3 a.m. Saturday in Douglaston, Queens, when the NYPD received a 911 call from a woman who was whispering. Dispatch barely understood what she was saying, but did hear the word “gun and help,” triggering a massive response.

A family of eight, ranging in age from a 1-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man, were all asleep when three men wearing masks broke into their home. One suspect had a gun, the other two had hammers.

“As they looked inside this house, they see the rest of the family with their hands held above their head,” said NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughty.

The NYPD ESU team used a loud speaker to inform the suspects that officers had them surrounded, and demanded the suspects to come out with their hands …