Crime & Safety
Video: Brooklyn Gunman Robs Man Getting Haircut, Cops Say
A haircut in Williamsburg cost a man $350, his credit card and his cell phone when someone came in and robbed him mid-cut, police said.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A haircut in Williamsburg cost one man the contents of his wallet — literally.
A man who stopped by Milton's Barbershop on Maujer Street last week ended up getting robbed at gunpoint while he sat in the barber chair.
The thief came up to the 30-year-old victim around 4:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 as he sat at the barber's station in the middle of the shop, video shows. Holding a gun to the man's head, the hooded suspect demanded the victim's property as others in the store seemed to mosey around undisturbed by the robbery, according to video and police.
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The customer ended up handing over $350, a credit card and a cell phone before running away from the barbershop, which is found at 139 Maujer St.
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Police said nobody was injured from the robbery.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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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