Crime & Safety

Suspects Wanted in Classon Ave. Hold-Up

Three men robbed a Brooklyn deli on Monday night.

Police in Brooklyn are asking for the public's help in locating three suspects who held up a grocery store on the border between Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy on Oct. 28.

According to police, two men entered the Greene Food Deli at 397 Classon Ave. at just before 9 p.m. on Monday. One additional suspect stayed outside as a lookout, while the two suspects inside pulled a gun on the 63-year-old store clerk.

The victim handed the suspects $300 in cash, and they fled in an unknown direction. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips at the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.  


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