Man Robbed at Knifepoint in Hillcrest Park

A 20-year-old Brooklyn man was robbed at knifepoint in Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne on July 29, according to police.

At around 12:27 a.m., the victim was in the park when he was approached by two men who exited a dark-colored Ford pickup truck, police said.

One of the suspects asked the victim for a lighter and began to hit the victim, according to police. The suspect pulled out a pocket knife and displayed it to the victim, and emptied out the victim's pockets.

The suspect took a blue cigarette lighter and fled the scene, according to police.

The victim, who lives on the 3800 block of St. Victor St. in Brooklyn, was not hurt in the incident, according to police.