Williamsburg Couple Robbed At Gunpoint For $80, Cops Say

EAST WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who threatened to shoot a couple on Kingsland Avenue before taking their purse, watch and $80.

The 25-year-old couple was standing in front of 75 Kingsland Ave. when the man approached them holding a gun by his waist, according to video and police. The man told the couple he would shoot them and demanded they hand over their belongings, police said.

The couple gave him a watch, a purse and $80 before he got into a gray car and drove away down Woodpoint Road.

The couple was not injured, police said.

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.