Men Beat Up Crown Heights Laundromat Workers, Steal Money: Police

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Two men walked into a Crown Heights laundromat, beat up two workers then fled with cash, police say.

Authorities are looking for two men in connection with the robbery, which happened on Tuesday, Oct. 24, according to police, and was caught on security camera footage. (Scroll down to see the video.)

Just before 8 p.m. that night, the men walked into King Fang Laundromat, on Kingston Avenue between Bergen and Dean streets, police said.

A 22-year-old worker was inside, and one of the men punched him several times, according to police. A 32-year-old worker came out of an office, and one of the men punched and kicked him, while demanding to be let into the office, police said.

The men eventually kicked down a door to the office, took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene, police said.

Here's how anyone with information can report it to police:

Anyone with information in regards 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

You can watch video of the attack below: