🌱 Midwood Man Beaten and Robbed + Lenox Road Double Burglary

Happy Thursday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three fresh headlines to start the day.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy with a high of 47 and a low of 32.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. The NYPD are searching for a suspect who robbed and beat a 91-year-old man in Brooklyn on Monday. The victim was waiting for a ride on his stoop in Midwood when he was approached by the suspect asking for money. The victim handed him $4 before the suspect attacked him with a cane and went through his pockets. (Audacy)
2. Police are searching for a burglar who broke into two Lenox Road apartments in the span of only 10 minutes. The suspect allegedly stole a necklace worth $1,000, a safe which contained a handgun, $400 worth of sneakers, and a PlayStation 4. Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). (CBS New York)
3. Many residents of Brighton Beach are re-living horrors as they watch the terrifying news pouring out of Ukraine. Brighton Beach is home to the highest concentration of Russian-speaking immigrants in the United States, and is nicknamed, "Little Odessa" after the Ukrainian port city. Many residents with ties to Ukraine are terrified for their family and friends who are under attack by Russia. (NBC News)

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— Patrick Murray