Men Wanted For Gunpoint Robberies In Ditmas Park, Midwood

DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN — Authorities are searching for two men who they say is responsible for a string of gunpoint robberies in Brooklyn, including one in Ditmas Park.

One of the men would point a gun at their victims, while the other took cash, phones and credit cards before they fled, according to the NYPD.

Their first robbery came in Flatlands around 2:30 a.m. the morning of July 12, when a 36-year-old man was waiting for the B6 bus at the intersection of Flatlands Avenue and Ralph Avenue, police said. They made off with $250 in cash, debit and credit cards and a cellphone, according to authorities.

About half an hour later, they stuck up a 50-year-old man on Marlborough Road near Ditmas Avenue, police said. They took a cellphone, a bank card and $300 cash before fleeing in a light-colored sedan, police said.

Two nights later, they robbed a 26-year-old man near East 95th Street and Flatlands Avenue of his cellphone, then took a purse with $300 in it from a 22-year-old woman on Avenue L near East 23rd Street, police said.

You can see video of the men below:

Here's how police ask anyone with information to come forward:

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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