Duo Steal $50K Worth Of Phones In Gunpoint Robbery: NYPD, Report

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN — Two cellphone swipers stole a ton of smartphones from a Brooklyn phone shop after threatening a young store worker at gunpoint, according to police and a report.

On the morning of March 4, the duo walked into a Clinton Hill AT&T store, located on Myrtle Avenue near Ryerson Street, and pulled out a gun on a 21-year-old employee, threatening her and demanding merchandize from the shop, an NYPD spokesperson said.

The phone thieves, who reportedly locked the front door as they were threatening the young woman, gathered up $50,000 worth of smartphones and Apple watches and ran off, leaving the area in a blue Mercedes-Benz sedan, the Brooklyn Paper reported.

Police did not confirm exactly what the duo stole from the AT&T shop, but described the incident as a robbery, adding that no one was hurt in the process.

As of March 17 — nearly two weeks after the robbery — police did not have any descriptions of the cellphone swipers and had not made any arrests, noting that the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked by police to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.