Bushwick Cops Seek Suspects in Streetcorner Stickup

BUSHWICK – Police are seeking two young men in a streetcorner robbery that took place right off Bushwick Ave, near The Evergreens Cemetery, earlier this week.

Just before midnight on Monday, September 4, two individuals approached a man on 685 Chauncey Street, showing him a gun and demanding he hand over his money, said police.

The 50-year old victim did just that, handing over a wallet with an unspecified amount of cash in it, said police. The suspects fled in an unknown direction, leaving the victim unharmed.

Police said the first suspect is described as a black man, about 20 years of age, 5’9” and 160 lbs, last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue pants and white sneakers. The second is another black man, perhaps 18-20 years old, 5’4” and 150 lbs, wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts and white sneakers, according to police.

The two suspects can be seen in surveillance photos below:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.