Crime & Safety
3 Teen Bike Thieves Beat Williamsburg Cyclist And Flee, Cops Say
Police are looking for three teenagers who pulled a gun on a Williamsburg cyclist, beat him and stole his bike.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN -- A cyclist was attacked by three teens who knocked him off his bike and stole it, according to police.
The teenagers pulled a gun on the 38-year-old man as he rode his bike near Kent Avenue and Hooper Street at about 9:45 p.m. on July 27, said police.
The trio beat the cyclist, grabbed his bike and cellphone and then fled, according to police.
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Police released photos Thursday night of the suspects walking the bike into a building on Wilson Street near Wythe Place.
Police describe the young bicycle thieves as two boys and one girl between 14- and 18-years-old and standing at about 5-foot 6-inches.
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A new study that examined crash data recently found Williamsburg is the most dangerous neighborhood for cyclists in New York City.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
Photos courtesy of DCPI
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