NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD released surveillance footage Wednesday of a man wanted in a string of armed robberies targeting food vendors in Brooklyn.
:rotating_light: WANTED FOR A ROBBERY PATTERN: The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached media who is wanted in connection with a Robbery pattern that occurred within the confines of the 70th and 67th PCT. pic.twitter.com/ScSCHIpHF3
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) October 28, 2025
At approximately 3:49 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, a 29-year-old food vendor was working near East 18th Street and Church Avenue in Prospect Park South when the man approached him, took merchandise, and refused to pay.
When the vendor confronted the individual, the suspect allegedly brandished a firearm and made a verbal threat before fleeing eastbound on Church Avenue with the stolen goods.
Over a month later, on Friday, Oct. 17, at approximately 4:34 a.m., a 23-year-old food vendor was targeted in front of 1451 Nostrand Ave. in Flatbush, where the suspect displayed a firearm and stole approximately $80 in cash from the victim before fleeing southbound on Nostrand Avenue.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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