Man Robbed At Gunpoint On Brooklyn Street: Police

BROOKLYN, NY — A young man was robbed at gunpoint last month on the streets of Bed-Stuy, police said.

The 26-year-old victim was walking in Bed-Stuy, near the intersection of Boyland Street and Broadway on Jan. 23 about 9:15 p.m. when the group of crooks approached him and threatened him with a gun, police said.

The men then swiped the victim's cell phone, according to police.

The group fled the scene and no injuries were reported, officials said.

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).