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.
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.
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.
