NYPD: Robbers Used Crowbar, Knife To Rob Tenants In Williamsburg Apartment

Jen Chung

Published Oct 22, 2015

Modified Oct 22, 2015

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Police are asking for the public's help in identifying three robbery suspects who struck in Brooklyn early yesterday morning.

According to the NYPD, the robbery took place at 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21: Three males "armed with a crowbar and a knife, entered an apartment on Hewes Street, through an open door, and demanded property." The victims, two 30-year-old men and a 38-year-old man, agreed and police say the suspects "fled with an undetermined amount of money."

No one was injured. The police released surveillance video of the suspects:

Williamsburg robberyby Gothamist

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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Jen Chung co-created Gothamist in 2002 with Jake Dobkin, establishing it as a website about New York City and everything that happens in it and an essential must-read for New Yorkers. She also launched sites across the country and world, including DCist, LAist, and Londonist. She loves learning about NYC arcana and meeting bodega cats. She is currently Senior Editor of NYC Accountability in the Gothamist + WNYC newsroom.

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