Suspect steals necklace off woman at Coney Island bus stop
Police are searching for the suspect who was caught on video ripping a chain off a woman at a bus stop in Brooklyn and it was all caught on tape.
The incident happened on July 18th on Mermaid Avenue and West 31st street in Coney Island.
Police say the suspect approached the 54-year-old victim at the bus stop and ripped her necklace off before the victim fell on her face.
The suspect fled and the victim was taken to Coney Island Hospital and treated for a laceration on her head.
The suspect is described as a black male in his 30's, 5'7", 160 lbs. last seen wearing a white shirt, dark shorts and white sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
Police search for suspect in sidewalk shooting in East New York, Brooklyn
EAST NEW YORK (WABC) --
Police are searching for the suspect who shot a man at point-blank range on a Brooklyn sidewalk Sunday night.
According to investigators, the gunman walked up to his victim on Stanley Avenue in East New York and shot him in the face, then fled the scene.
The wounded man managed to stagger back and run away. The victim, 41, is in critical condition at Brookdale Hospital.
The suspect is described as a male black, approximately 6'3" tall, weighing 230 lbs., with brown eyes and close cut black hair. He was last seen wearing a white tee shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at http://WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Woman attacked in elevator of Brooklyn apartment building
MIDWOOD, N.Y. (WABC) --
Police in Brooklyn are searching for two men who attacked a woman in the elevator of her apartment building.
On Sunday around 9:40 p.m. in Midwood, the victim was walking into her apartment building's elevator when the two suspects followed her in, then pulled her the ground.
Surveillance video shows the two punching and kicking her, then stealing her purse before fleeing on foot.
"I've lived in this building for seven years. I've lived in the neighborhood all my life. Nothing like this has ever happened before like this," said
neighbor Jean Silver.
Elevator surveillance video
One suspect, 20 to 25 years of age, was wearing a black T-shirt and multi-colored pants. The other is in his late teens to early 20s, weighs 240 pounds and was wearing an orange T-shirt, beige shorts and a backpack.
"Just always be aware of what's around you and just be on guard," said neighbor Anabelle Brovshteyn. "It's just disgusting that people have to live in fear like that."
Anyone with information on the case should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), submit tips to the Crimestoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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CONEY ISLAND (WABC) --
Police are searching for the suspect who was caught on video ripping a chain off a woman at a bus stop in Brooklyn and it was all caught on tape.
The incident happened on July 18th on Mermaid Avenue and West 31st street in Coney Island.
Police say the suspect approached the 54-year-old victim at the bus stop and ripped her necklace off before the victim fell on her face.
The suspect fled and the victim was taken to Coney Island Hospital and treated for a laceration on her head.
The suspect is described as a black male in his 30's, 5'7", 160 lbs. last seen wearing a white shirt, dark shorts and white sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
Police search for suspect in sidewalk shooting in East New York, Brooklyn
EAST NEW YORK (WABC) --
Police are searching for the suspect who shot a man at point-blank range on a Brooklyn sidewalk Sunday night.
According to investigators, the gunman walked up to his victim on Stanley Avenue in East New York and shot him in the face, then fled the scene.
The wounded man managed to stagger back and run away. The victim, 41, is in critical condition at Brookdale Hospital.
The suspect is described as a male black, approximately 6'3" tall, weighing 230 lbs., with brown eyes and close cut black hair. He was last seen wearing a white tee shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at http://WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Woman attacked in elevator of Brooklyn apartment building
MIDWOOD, N.Y. (WABC) --
Police in Brooklyn are searching for two men who attacked a woman in the elevator of her apartment building.
On Sunday around 9:40 p.m. in Midwood, the victim was walking into her apartment building's elevator when the two suspects followed her in, then pulled her the ground.
Surveillance video shows the two punching and kicking her, then stealing her purse before fleeing on foot.
"I've lived in this building for seven years. I've lived in the neighborhood all my life. Nothing like this has ever happened before like this," said
neighbor Jean Silver.
Elevator surveillance video
One suspect, 20 to 25 years of age, was wearing a black T-shirt and multi-colored pants. The other is in his late teens to early 20s, weighs 240 pounds and was wearing an orange T-shirt, beige shorts and a backpack.
"Just always be aware of what's around you and just be on guard," said neighbor Anabelle Brovshteyn. "It's just disgusting that people have to live in fear like that."
Anyone with information on the case should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), submit tips to the Crimestoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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