Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Woman Beaten And Bound For PlayStation, Police Say
Police are looking for two men who busted into an East New York woman's home, bound her with duct tape and stole her video game.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn woman was beaten and tied up at gunpoint by a team of thieves who wanted her PlayStation, police said.
Two men banged on the front door of the 36-year-old woman’s East New York home at about 2:30 p.m. on July 23, said police.
When she opened the door, the men shoved their way into the apartment, hit her on the head, whipped out a gun and tied her up with duct tape, police said.
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The men grabbed $600 in cash, an Apple watch and iPhone, and the Play Station before running away, said police.
Police released photos of one suspect Wednesday and are now looking for a man in his mid-20s who stands about 5-foot 9-inches and weighs about 160 pounds and a second man who stands about 6-foot -1-inch, weighs about 190 pounds and has a tattoo on his right forearm.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
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