Police Looking For Two Who Mugged Elderly Man Near Albemarle Road

The police are looking for two suspects who mugged a 79-year-old man on Tuesday, October 6 around 4:30pm near Albemarle Road and East 21st Street.

The two muggers approached the older man from behind as he was approaching his house. One suspect put the man in a chokehold and threw him to the ground while the second suspect ripped the man’s pants off and then took his wallet, which had $1,100 and credit cards, and cell phone.

The two suspects then fled the scene and later used the victim’s credit card to shop at the Adidas store inside Kings Plaza mall on Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s crime stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.