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Two Brooklyn Teens Arrested for Taking Money from Student, Police Say

 The Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies is located at 610 Henry St. in Carroll Gardens.
The Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies is located at 610 Henry St. in Carroll Gardens.
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DNAinfo/Nikhita Venugopal

CARROLL GARDENS — Two Brooklyn students were arrested last week after they took more than $1,700 from a fellow student at the school, officials and police said.

Between Jan. 15 and March 24, the two 16-year-old students took $1,720 from a 17-year-old student at the Brooklyn Secondary School for Collaborative Studies at 610 Henry St., police said.

The most recent incident occurred inside the school on March 24, according to police, where one of the teenagers grabbed the victim as he was leaving the building after dismissal. The other teenager then took $10 from the victim's wallet, police said.

The two boys then fled down the school’s hallway, police said.

A group of four students had been taking money from the victim for some months both on and off school grounds, according to Marge Feinberg, spokeswoman for the Department of Education.

All four students faced disciplinary action and two were arrested, she said in an email.

One student, arrested on March 24, was charged with robbery and grand larceny, according to police.

The other student, who was arrested on March 26, was charged with multiple counts of robbery, grand larceny, petty larceny, aggravated harrasment, stalking and criminal possession of stolen property, police said.

The Carroll Gardens school was founded in 2001 as a middle school and added high school grades in 2005, according to InsideSchools. It serves as an upper school and shares a building with P.S. 146 Brooklyn New School.

The school did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Other incidents in the 76th Precinct, according to police:

► One or more thieves broke into a 2009 Audi Q7 and took $2,400 worth of headlamps, an $80 child booster seat as well as a door handle, radio and a head rest. The car had been parked at the corner of Hicks and Bay streets from March 25 to March 27.

► A $500 iPhone was stolen from a woman’s baby stroller in Red Hook’s Ikea on March 22 around 2:10 p.m.

► More than $3,500 worth of electronics and valuables, including a $500 iPad, two Samsung Galaxy tablets worth $350, a $20 brown leather wallet, debit cards, $2,200 in cash and another $600 Apple device was stolen from a Columbia Street residence on March 20 between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The thief entered the apartment and damaged the bedroom door during the crime.

A $125 white faux leather jacket and Hanky Panky underwear worth $23 was taken from Neda, located at 302 Court St., on March 5 around 4:50 p.m. An unknown woman was seen taking the items, placing them in a bag and leaving the shop.

The store's owner did not have any further information on the incident.

► A taxi driver was robbed near 528 Clinton St. on March 18 around 10:05 p.m. A man hailed the victim’s taxi, then took out a knife and said, “Give me your money.” The victim, a 38-year-old man, gave $350 to the thief who then fled the scene.

► A man was arrested for stealing $486 from Investors Bank at 431 Court St. on March 19 between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. During the crime, he handed the bank teller a note without speaking. Michael Rodriguez, 33, was arrested for the crime on March 26 in Coney Island.