Crime & Safety
Dirt Bike Riders Beat Up, Rob Elderly Man After Brooklyn Crash: Cops
The 80-year-old man was driving on Cypress Avenue when one of the bike riders hit his car, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — A group of dirt bike riders beat up and robbed an 80-year-old man in Brooklyn after crashing into his car over the weekend, according to police.
The 80-year-old man was driving on Cypress Avenue near Jefferson Street in Bushwick on Saturday when one of the dirt bike riders hit his car around 7:18 p.m., police said.
When the man pulled over to exchange information with the cyclist, a group of other dirt bike riders showed up and pushed him to the ground, police said. The group kicked the man multiple times and took his cellphone before fleeing on their bikes, police said.
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The 80-year-old man was treated by emergency responders for his injuries, according to police.
The damage to the man's car was more than $1,000, police said.
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Anyone with information about 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). The public can also submit their tips online. All calls are strictly confidential.
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