Crime & Safety

$2000 Stolen Off Victim By Men On Moped in Sunset Park, Police Say

​The perpetrators fled westbound down 59th Street on a black moped, according to NYPD.

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BROOKLYN, NY — Two men robbed a woman at gunpoint on Tuesday night in Sunset Park, New York Police Department officials said.

The men pulled up alongside the victim on a moped around 9:10 p.m. outside of 760 59th St. and showed the victim a black firearm before demanding her belongings, NYPD officials said.

They took her keys, credit cards and $2000 in cash, police said.

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Before the perpetrators fled the scene, they pushed the victim, who is 48 years old, down a set of stairs, according to the NYPD. She sustained injuries to her head, wrist and shoulder, NYPD said.

The perpetrators fled westbound down 59th Street on a black moped, according to NYPD. No arrests have been made yet.

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No arrests have been made, and the investigation is underway, police said.

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