Police Search For 2 Suspects In String Of Brooklyn Store Robberies
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Monday were asking the public to help them find two men wanted in the robberies of three stores in southern Brooklyn.
The incidents happened between Saturday, Oct. 5, and this past Sunday in the Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay sections of Brooklyn. Police have released a surveillance image and video of the suspects.
The robbers targeted one store multiple times, and seemed to favor cigarettes as their loot of choice.
The first incident happened around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the A.H. & F Grocery store at 2811 Ocean Ave. Three men stormed in, flashed a gun, tied up the clerk and took cartons of cigarettes.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22 around 3:30 a.m., one robber struck again at the A & H Deli at 1202 Avenue Z. He flashed a gun and took money and cigarettes.
On Saturday, Nov. 16 shortly before 4 a.m., a lone robber again showed up at A & H Deli and banged on the glass door. But he walked away empty-handed.
Around the very same time on the same day, another lone robber struck the Shop and Smile Bodega at 51 Neptune Ave. He flashed a handgun and took money and cigarettes.
And on Sunday, Nov. 24, a lone suspect returned yet again to the A & H Deli on Avenue Z, walking in and leaving. A second man tried to get in, but was stopped by the clerk, police said.
Police have not released a description of the suspects.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.
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