Gun-Wielding Man Targets Taxi Drivers In Brooklyn, Cops Say

BROOKLYN, NY — A gun-wielding man robbing taxi drivers throughout Brooklyn has stolen from seven in the last week, according to police.

Cops released photo and video late Thursday of a masked man who has gotten into seven different taxi cabs, including two on Wednesday, and robbed the drivers at gunpoint.

The man has run out of each cab on foot after the drivers give him cash, police said. None of the drivers have been injured in the incidents.

The incidents have stretched throughout the eastern half of the borough and include pick-up spots in the Flatlands, near Brighton Beach, in East New York and in Brownsville.

Here are details about the robberies so far:

• Tuesday, July 28 around 11:55 p.m. at the corner of Avenue K and East 54th Street
• Wednesday, July 29 at 1 a.m. in front of 1006 East 59th St.
• Wednesday, July 29 at 2:20 a.m. in front of 2951 West 33rd St.
• Wednesday, July 29 at 11:58 p.m. in front of 582 Jerome St.
• Monday, Aug. 3 at 10:10 p.m. in front of 660 Linwood St.
• Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 1:35 a.m. in front of 601 Bristol St.
• Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 2:55 a.m. in front of 230 Osborn St.

Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.