EAST WILLIAMSBURG — A man walking home last week was shoved into a car, bound with tape and cut with a knife in a robbery, police said.
The man, whose age was unknown, was walking on Devoe Street near Bushwick Avenue around 1 a.m. on Feb. 9 when two men approached him, police said.
One man came at him in a vehicle while another man was on foot and pushed him into the car from behind, police said.
The second man then bound the victim's wrists with brown plastic tape.
The two men took the victim's wallet and demanded his PIN, police said. When the victim tried to run away, one of the men cut his left arm with a knife and pushed him out of the car, police said.
The value of the wallet and ATM card was unclear.
The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital.
One of the men was described as being 6 feet tall. Police are investigating the incident.
Other notable incidents in the 90th precinct include:
► A man who grabbed more than $100 in products from the kosher grocery store Central Market punched a man who tried to stop him from leaving without paying, police said.
The man put a variety of items in a duffel bag on Feb. 5 around 8 p.m., including Enfamil baby formula, cashews, pistachios, one liter of Coke, chocolate chip cookies and fudge chips.
He left the market at 50 Division Ave. without paying, police said.
A 44-year-old man, whose position was unclear, stopped the man in front of the grocery store, which led to the thief punching him in the face, police said.
The victim fell to the ground and scraped his right knee, and the man threw the property at him, police said.
No one has been arrested for the incident. An employee at Central Market said the owner was not immediately available for comment.
► A man who was stealing packages from an apartment lobby said he was doing it to "feed my kids," police said.
The man, described as 40 years old and 5-foot-9, took packages from a lobby on Grand Street near Graham Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 12 between 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., police said.
A woman who saw him said that he wore a red baseball hat and said "I need to feed my kids," police said. It was unclear who owned the other packages he stole.
No one has been arrested for the incident.
► A man walking home was pushed to the ground for his cellphone last week, police said.
The 25-year-old man was on Scholes Street near Leonard Street on Sunday, Feb. 8 about 3:15 a.m. when another man pushed him to the ground, causing pain to his ankle, police said.
The attacker held him down while a second man took the victim's Samsung Galaxy 3 cell phone from his pocket and demanded money, police said.
The men took the phone, valued at $150, and $8 in cash from the victim.
One man was described as being 6 feet tall, wearing white outerwear, black footwear and black jeans.
No one has been arrested for the incident.
