Crime & Safety
Cops Looking for 2 Men Who Allegedly Robbed Bed-Stuy Realty Firm
The suspects demanded four employees hit the ground after one of them whipped out a gun and then stole 3 watches and $120, police said.
Update Jan. 6 12:17 p.m.: Cops are still seeking the two suspects more than a week later. BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Cops are seeking two men who on Thursday evening demanded four employees of Massada Realty on Nostrand Avenue hit the ground after one of the men whipped out a gun, and then the two men stole three watches and $120 in cash from the victims, the NYPD said.
The incident happened at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 at Massada Realty, a real estate firm at 389 Nostrand Ave. between Putnam and Madison. The two men fled the real estate firm, and their whereabouts are unknown, cops said. There were no injuries.
Cops describe the first man, who whipped out the gun, as black, in his early 20's, 5'9'', and last seen wearing a dark winter jacket with a hood and a ski mask covering his face. Cops describe the second suspect as black, and he was last seen wearing a red baseball cap, grey sweatpants, and red sneakers.
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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit you tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting you tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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