Knife-Wielding Man Wanted For 6 Brooklyn Robberies: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are searching for a man who has attacked at least six New Yorkers at knifepoint during a weeks-long robbery spree in Brooklyn.

The man, who was caught on surveillance cameras before one of his attacks, has raked in nearly $3,000 from stealing wallets and cell phones in the Midwood area since the end of November, according to police.

In each attack, he approaches someone riding the elevator in a residential building, takes out a knife, and demands they hand over their property. So far nobody has been injured during the robberies, police said.

The man most recently robbed a 16-year-old boy in a building near Avenue H and East Seventh Street around 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 12. He took the teen's wallet and cell phone, worth about $700 total, police said.

A week before that, the man attacked a 52-year-old man just after midnight in another building near Avenue H and East 10th Street, taking $350, police said.

His biggest haul came on New Year's Day, when he attacked a 22-year-old man in a building near Farragut Road and East 26th Street, getting away with a cell phone and wallet worth about $1,700, police said.

Before the New Year, he attacked a 55-year-old man near Avenue H and East 10th Street for $5, a 38-year-old man in a building near Foster Avenue and Coney Island Avenue for $40 and a 33-year-old man in a building near Lawrence Avenue and Ocean Parkway, again for $40, police said.

Police describe the man, who is wearing a mask and hood in the surveillance video, as being between 20 and 30 years old. The surveillance footage is from his third robbery, in the building near Avenue H and East 10th Street in December:

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of these individuals 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.COMor on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are kept strictly confidential.