Crime & Safety
Motorcycle-Riding Duo Rob Man At Gunpoint In Bed-Stuy: Cops
Cops are searching for two suspects who stole a gold chain and a Rolex off a 25-year-old Myrtle Avenue, police said.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Police are asking the public's help to find a pair of suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint from the back of their motorcycle earlier this month.
The duo were riding a motorcycle on Myrtle Avenue, near Marcy Avenue, when they came up to a 25-year-old man, police said.
One of the suspects took out a gun and took the man's Rolex watch and gold chain, police said.
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The two fled south on Tompkins Avenue.
Police released stills of the two taken from surveillance video:
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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.
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