Crime & Safety
Armed Muggers Attack In Brooklyn Lobby, Police Say
Police are looking for two men who stole $200 from their victim last month.
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH, BROOKLYN -- Police are looking for two men who mugged their victim at gunpoint.
The 52-year-old man was cornered inside a building on Ocean and Church avenues at about 7:50 p.m. on Dec. 14, police said.
One mugger pulled out a gun as the other searched the man and grabbed his wallet with $200 cash inside it, said police.
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The duo then ran away up Ocean Avenue toward Prospect Park, said police.
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Police released photos of two suspects, wanted for robbery, late Monday night.
Photos show man wearing a red hoodie and the second wearing a black hoodie.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
Photos courtesy of the NYPD
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