Crime & Safety

Man Sought By Police For Robbing Teens at Gunpoint: [VIDEO]

18-year-old suspect tied to three separate incidents.

Police looked for help in locating a man wanted for robbing three teens at gunpoint in three separate incidents over the span of two weeks in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill.

The first incident occurred on Jan. 27 at 4:46 p.m. at Greene and Vanderbilt avenues when the suspect, along with another unknown man who claimed to have a gun, approached a 14-year-old male and demanded the victim's iPhone, police said.

According to police, the second incident took place nearby at Greene Avenue at Cumberland Street on Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. with the suspect, this time visibly armed with a gun, demanding a 13-year-old male turn over his iPhone.

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On Tuesday at 5:45 p.m., the suspect hit again, this time robbing a 14-year-old girl of her iPhone while claiming to have a gun, police said. The location of the final incident is unknown; however, police released a video of the suspect in the vicinity of the Clinton Hill Cooperative Apartments.

Police described the suspect as a black male, 18 years old, standing 6-foot to 6-foot 2-inches tall. The man wore blue bubble coat in all three incidents, according to police.

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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.


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