Group Of Teens Attack, Rob 62-year-old In Williamsburg: Cops

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are still looking for a group of teenagers that attacked and robbed a 62-year-old man on South 3rd Street last month.

The three teen boys approached the man on the sidewalk outside of 244 South 3rd Street at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4. They punched and hit the man with closed fists in the face while taking his wallet out of his back pocket, police said.

The wallet had the man's ID and $120.

After the attack, two of the boys fled on South 3rd Street and the third fled south on Havemayer Street.

Police described the three boys as being in their late teens. One was last seen wearing blue jacket with a white stripe, white ski hat, dark pants, and white sneakers. The second was last seen wearing a gray hooded jacket, dark pants, and white sneakers. And the third was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket with fur-lined hood, green ski hat, green pants, and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to the identities of these 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.