Police seek man for three deli gunpoint robberies, one in Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST — Police are looking for a man wanted in for gunpoint robberies at delis in Bensonhurst, Kensington and Flatbush.
According to authorities, on Friday, Dec. 13, the crook went into a deli at 72nd Street and 18th Avenue at around 5:45 p.m., took out a gun and pointed it at a 25-year-old store employee. He demanded cash from the register. The suspect took the money and fled northbound on 18th Avenue.
A couple of weeks later, the same suspect went into another deli at Newkirk Avenue and East 16th Street on Saturday, Jan. 4 at around 8:45 p.m., pointed the gun at a 50-year-old employee and demanded money. The victim gave the suspect cash and a cellphone and the unknown robber fled eastbound on Newkirk Avenue.