Crime & Safety
Hooded Muggers Strike Outside Fort Greene Park, Police Say
Three men are wanted for robbing a man at gunpoint outside Fort Greene Park, police say.
FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for three armed men who went on a mugging spree late last month.
The trio pulled a gun on a 20-year-old man outside 188 Washington Park near Fort Greene Park around 1 a.m. on Aug. 30, said police.
The muggers grabbed their victim’s iPhone and two credit cards before running away down Washington Park, police said.
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The night before, the three men snuck up on a 30-year-old man on the corner of Pacific and Hoyt streets around 11:50 p.m. and tugged on his backpack, said police.
The man turned and found himself surrounded by three men, one of whom pointed a gun at him and demanded he hand over his iPhone, Beats headphones, and wallet, police said.
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Police released photos of the suspects on Saturday and asked with anyone information contact the NYPD.
Photos courtesy of the NYPD
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