Crime & Safety
Bed-Stuy Home Invaders Steal Man's Sneakers At Knifepoint: NYPD
The pair of armed robbers who broke into a Bed-Stuy home earlier this month also made off with a laptop, cellphone and AirPods, police said.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Armed men burst into a Bed-Stuy home and robbed the man they found inside of his sneakers, according to police.
The pair — armed with a gun and a knife — broke into a 21-year-old man's home on Fulton Street and Throop Avenue on Nov. 2 about 4 a.m., police said.
The thieves snagged a laptop, AirPods, a cellphone and sneakers, according to police officials.
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Police released photos and a video of three men standing outside, claiming that the depicted individuals may have a connection to the Nov. 2 home invasion.
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).
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