Five Men Wanted in Violent Williamsburg Robbery

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are seeking five men in connection with a violent robbery perpetrated in Williamsburg last month.

Just after 4:00 am on Monday, October 30, a 35-year old man was assaulted in front of 230 North 5th Street, after 5 men clad in dark clothing approached him from behind, said police. The group punched and kicked the man in his head and body, before stealing his backpack, cell phone and wallet.

The victim suffered fractured ribs and was treated at a nearby hospital, said police.

The violent incident was captured on surveillance video, which can be seen below:

Police are looking for the five men seen in the video. The first was seen wearing a black and white striped hoodie, black sweats and a gray backpack, while the other four wore black.

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.