Crime & Safety
Delivery Man Attacked For Cash And Chinese Food, Police Say
Two men are suspected of punching and spraying an unknown chemical on a Chinese food delivery man in order to steal his cash and food.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for two men who beat, robbed, and sprayed chemicals on a Chinese food delivery man in Bed-Stuy to avoid paying for their order.
The hungry duo snuck into the apartment building at 132 Herkimer St. to wait for their delivery from J’s Wong Restaurant shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 8, said police.
The pair attacked when delivery man, whom they had lured to an unoccupied apartment, tried to leave the building, said police.
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The two robbers punched the delivery man in the back and sprayed an unknown chemical on him before stealing their food and $250 in cash, then running away, police said.
The delivery man was rushed to Interfaith Hospital in stable condition, said police.
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Police are now looking for the heavy-set man in a black hoodie and the slim man in a gray hoodie who can be seen in surveillance footage captured from the building.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked contact police.
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