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Police Searching For Suspect In Brooklyn EMT Robbery

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have released video of a suspect believed to be responsible for robbing EMTs at gunpoint.

The video was taken after a robbery Saturday at the Cooper Park Houses in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Police have released video of a suspect believed to be responsible for robbing EMTs at gunpoint in Brooklyn on Dec. 12, 2020. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

It shows the man leaving the building with what appears to be a medical bag over his shoulder.

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Police say the EMTs were lured to the building by a false 911 call.

A similar robbery happened on Dec. 7 to another ambulance crew in Brownsville.

No one was injured in either incident.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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