NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the 73rd Precinct in New York City are investigating a violent attack and robbery of a 74-year-old man in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
According to police, on February 1, at around 7 pm, the 74-year-old victim was walking eastbound on Sutter Avenue when two males and a female approached him from behind and punched him in the face with closed fists knocking him down to the ground.
The man suffered blunt-force trauma injuries to the head and was treated for a laceration to his lip.
In the end, the three suspects went through the man’s pockets while he was on the ground and made off with $15.
The victim was removed to Brookdale Hospital in stable condition
Police described the suspects as two males and a female with a dark complexion, approximately 40 to 50 years of age.
Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.