Pair Of Teens Punch And Rob Woman On Fort Greene Street

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — A pair of teenagers attacked a woman on Rockwell Place for $100 Tuesday night, police said.

Just before 9 p.m., the male teen punched the 36-year-old woman in the face on the street in front of 31 Rockwell Place. He told her he had a handgun and demanded money, police said. The victim took out her wallet and the teen took about $100 in cash.

Another teenager, a girl, stood nearby during the attack and acted as a lookout.

The two teens ran south on Rockwell Place.

Police describe the male as a black 15-to-20-year-old who was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweater with white letters written on the front, blue sweatpants, blue sneakers and wearing a light colored backpack.

The female is described as a black 15-to-20-year-old, last seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, a black coat, black pants and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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