Thieves Handcuff Employee To Rob Internet Cafe In Sunset Park

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for two men who used a chemical spray and handcuffs to take more than $1,000 from an internet cafe on 57th Street.

The two thieves went into the Lucky Internet cafe at 765 57th Street just before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, police said. When they got inside, the men sprayed a 29-year-old employee with a chemical substance and handcuffed him once he was on the ground.

They then took $600 cash from the cafe's register and $500 from the employee's wallet before taking off westbound on 57th Street.

The employee had minor injuries from the incident but refused medical attention, police said.

The two men wanted for questioning are in their early twenties and were last seen wearing a light colored hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers and a light colored hooded shirt and light colored pants.

The burglary was the second at a Sunset Park business over the weekend.

On Friday, four teens, three boys and a girl, broke into the 3901 4th Avenue Dominos by forcing open the sliding door just before 1 p.m., police said. They took $25 when they got inside and then fled.

Anyone with information in regard to the identities of the males 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. All calls are strictly confidential.