Brooklyn teen arrested in seven armed robberies

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Police say surveillance video shows DeSean Walcott threatening restaurant workers in East Flatbush two weeks ago.

He allegedly robbed Carrasco's Grocery Store on Flatbush Avenue of $600 around 3:30 p.m. on January 17. He also hit the Sip & Chat Restaurant on Avenue D just after midnight they day before, but left empty handed.

In both incidents, authorities say Walcott brandished a pair of firearms.

Walcott, of Brooklyn, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with the above two incidents as well as five others.

He is charged with seven counts of robbery.

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