Man Mugged, Kidnapped in Williamsburg

Yikes! The Brooklyn Paper's police blotter details a kidnapping/mugging in Williamsburg. They report that on May 22 two perps armed with a semi-automatic pistol snatched up a Brooklyn man on Kent and North 9th around 10:30 p.m. While he was in the car (a white four-door sedan with tinted windows), they covered his eyes and emptied his pockets, taking his wallet and cellphone. They then drove to a bank on Broadway and forced the PIN number out of their victim, withdrawing around $200 from his account. Once they were done with him, about a half hour after first picking him up, they dropped him at South 11th Street between Berry and Wythe, leaving him 5 bucks for a cab. The victim managed to flag down a cop on Bedford to report the crime, which the paper says mirrors a similar incident from earlier in the month. In general, it's probably not a good idea to walk alone down the deserted Kent Avenue at night.

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By Jen Carlson in News on May 27, 2009 11:13 AM

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whitecastlerock

I think we need to ban traffic in that area as well... It will reduce the number of shakedowns that could occur

Rocknrope

I'm surprised they could get into his pockets, what with his skinny jeans and all.

NannyState

I'm even more surprised he had his ATM card. Don't hipsters friend-surf for meals and spending money?

urzzz

williamsburg is so ghetto

gtraindelay

This ought to do wonders for sales at Edge.

r1b2

Kidnapping is kidnapping; lock 'em away. Dumbasses.

Mr Mel

More double trouble.

r1b2

Kidnapping is kidnapping; lock 'em away. Dumbasses.

virgilstarkwell

note to self:

don't rob hipsters in willliamsburg. even though atm limits are usually around $500, they only have $200 in their accounts.

pissflaps

$200 plus random crap from some guys pockets is TOTALLY worth the minimum 15 years to life prison sentence for kidnapping. throw armed robbery and an illegal gun into the mix and we got a deluxe vacation package!

criminal masterminds; ima pee on them.