NEW YORK, NY – Three men have been arraigned for multiple armed robberies of local businesses across Brooklyn in November.
A grand jury indicted Reginald Williams, Calvin Scantlebury, and Dewkwan Cooper for allegedly holding up two people in Queens at gunpoint on November 20 and arraigning them on robbery and other charges. As part of the robbery spree across Queens, defendant Williams was also indicted and arraigned on robbery and other charges.
“As alleged, these are predators on our small businesses. We cannot stand by and watch our lives and communities be targeted. I thank the NYPD for their steadfast investigation on these robberies. There will be accountability,” District Attorney Melinda Katz said today.
Scantlebury, 39, Williams, 23, and Cooper, 22, all from Brooklyn, were arraigned yesterday on a 10-count indictment charging them with robbery in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree. Defendant Williams is additionally charged with robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
According to the criminal charges, Williams admitted that he, along with other males, entered several locations at gunpoint and removed money and additional items from behind the cash register. The dates, locations and items are as follows:
- November 8, between 12:48 am & 12:50 am at 135-28 Rockaway Blvd., approximately $900-$1000
- November 8, between 10:53pm & 10:56 pm at 79-09 Rockaway Blvd., approximately $600 and a quantity of checks
- November 9, between 1:30 am & 1:55 am at 66-10 Grand Avenue, approximately $3900
- November 11, between 1:10 am & 1:15 am at 87-74 168th Street, approximately $1115 and a chain from the complainants’ neck
- November 11, between 1:45 am and 1:55 am at 793 Wyckoff Avenue, approximately $2000, a sum of money from the wallet of one employee and 10 boxes of Newport cigarettes
- November 15, between 1:55 am and 2:00 am, at 66-20 Fresh Pond Road, approximately $1000 from the cash register, multiple cigarette boxes and the cellphone of a customer
- November 16, between 11:53 pm & 11:55 pm, at 44-33 Kissena Blvd. the defendant along with another male entered the location and demanded money. The complainant immediately ran to the back of the location and closed the door and the defendants fled empty handed.
- November 17, between 12:50 am & 12:55 am, at 17-55 Francis Lewis Blvd, approximately $2400 and 8 Metro cards
In addition, all three defendants have been indicted for taking part of the following incidents:
- November 20, between 12:20 am & 12:30 am, at 92-22 Astoria Blvd. approximately $4000 from inside and underneath the cash register along with rolling papers
- November 20, between 12:57 am & 1:00 am, at 39-04 Skillman Ave, approximately $1700 from two registers and multiple boxes of Newport cigarettes