17-Year-Old Punched In The Face In Bed-Stuy Mugging: Cops

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Cops are searching for a man who punched a teenager in the face in a mugging in Bed-Stuy last month.

The man came up to the 17-year-old girl on the corner of Lafayette and Bedford avenues just before 3 p.m. on March 22 and demanded her wallet, according to police. He then punched the teenager in the face with a closed fist and took her wallet, police said.

There were two Metrocards, $100 and a school ID in the wallet, police said.

The man fled on foot on Nostrand Avenue after the robbery.

Police said he is approximately 50 years old, 5'10" tall and weighs between 130 and 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and dark colored sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.