New images of 3 men wanted in attempted robbery in East Flatbush

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Monday, April 24, 2023
Police search for 3 men in attempted robbery in Brooklyn
Police released new images of 3 men wanted in an attempted robbery in East Flatbush.

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police released new images of three men wanted in an attempted robbery in Brooklyn.

It happened on Thursday, April 13 at 2:20 p.m. on Ralph Avenue in East Flatbush.

Police say a 65-year-old man was sitting in his car when two of the men punched him in the face through the driver's side window.

One of the attackers took out a gun while another tried to pull the chain off of his neck.

They also demanded he get out of his vehicle and give them the keys.

The victim managed to wrestle away the gun and the two men took off in a waiting Jeep Cherokee with a third man inside.

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).

ALSO READ | Police searching for North Carolina man after car plows through dining shed, officer hurt

The driver who injured an NYPD officer while fleeing traffic stops in Midtown, Manhattan may have had a fake license plate, officials said.

----------

* More Brooklyn news

* Send us a news tip

* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts

* Follow us on YouTube

Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News

Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.