VIDEO: Police seek man involved in robberies in Bensonhurst, Gravesend
Authorities are seeking a man wanted in a connection to five robberies in the Bensonhurst and Gravesend areas.
Cops say that on Thursday, January 4 at around 11:55 p.m., the crook, holding a gun, approached a 27-year-old man at 77th Street and New Utrecht Avenue and demanded money. The suspect then stole the victim’s backpack and $100 and fled the scene in an unknown direction.
Minutes later, in the same area, the perp approached a 29-year-old man and asked if he had change for a $5 bill. When the victim said he didn’t, the suspect took out the gun, stole $4 from him and fled southbound on New Utrecht Avenue.