Crime & Safety
2 Men Wanted In 4 Burglaries Of Bed-Stuy Apartments, Cafe, Restaurant: Cops
The 2 criminals stole cash and valuables from Stone Fruit Espresso, Joloff Restaurant and two private residences, police said.

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Cops are looking for two men in connection with robbing two private apartments, a cafe and a restaurant in Bed-Stuy in four incidents over the past two months, they said. The two men captured on surveillance video allegedly stole cash from Stone Fruit Espresso on Bedford Avenue on Dec. 22 at around 11:22 p.m. On Jan. 9 at around 10:30 p.m. the two criminals stole cellphones from a private apartment on Bedford Avenue. On Jan. 10 at 2 a.m. they stole a chirping hammer, grinder and hammer drill from an apartment on Kosciuszko Street, and two days later on Jan. 12 at around 3:42 a.m. they broke into Joloff Restaurant on Bedford Avenue and took an iPad and cash. The day after that, they again went into Stone Fruit Espresso a little before 11 p.m. and stole a checkbook and cash, police said.
Surveillance video captures their second Stone Fruit Espresso burglary.
Requests for comment to Stone Fruit Espresso and Joloff Restaurant were not immediately returned.
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