Crime & Safety
Man Beaten By Group, Robbed Of $1.7K In Atlantic Avenue Station: NYPD
Several people jumped the turnstiles and punched the man before stealing about $1,700 from him, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — A group of people beat up a man in the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station and robbed him of nearly $2,000, police said.
On Saturday, May 21 about 7:30 p.m., one person walked up to the 31-year-old man in the station and asked for money to buy a metro card, according to the NYPD.
Meanwhile, three other people jumped the turnstiles and ran to where the man was standing, starting to punch his body, police said.
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The people stole about $1,700 from the man, and then ran off, according to the NYPD.
Police, who released a photo from the incident, are still looking for the group as of Wednesday.
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The man was hurt a little bit by the attack, but didn't need medical help on the scene, police said.
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