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Teen Attacks Borough Hall Newsstand Owner and Steals $400, Police Say

 Three teens stole $400 from a Downtown Brooklyn newsstand after one repeatedly punched the owner.
Three teens stole $400 from a Downtown Brooklyn newsstand after one repeatedly punched the owner.
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Three teenagers stole $400 from a Downtown Brooklyn newsstand after one attacked the newsstand’s owner last week.

The 58-year-old man noticed one of the teens standing outside the Borough Hall newsstand’s door, at 50 Court St., around 8:55 a.m. on June 16, when he walked outside to see if the teen needed help, according to the NYPD.

The teen, who police said is about 17, then punched the owner several times, causing him to fall to the ground, according to a police report.

The teen went into the newsstand and stole $400 while two other teens acted as lookouts, police said. 

The teens fled in an unknown direction, police said.

The newsstand owner sustained minor injuries and refused medical attention, police said.

No arrests have been made, according to police.

Other notable crimes from the 84th and 88th precincts, according to police, include:

► A man robbed a 37-year-old woman who was wheeling a stroller with her baby inside into her home on South Oxford Street in Fort Greene around 2:22 p.m. on June 13. The man told her, “I’ve got a gun in my pocket, give me your wallet.” He took the contents of her wallet and fled northbound on South Oxford Street before he returned and demanded her cell phone so she couldn’t call anyone.

► A 15-year-old boy stole a 34-year-old woman’s bike and other belongings after he followed her to the spot where she parked the bike in front of 185 DeKalb Avenue around 5:40 p.m. on June 17.

► A teenager stole $60 from a outer-borough cab driver after getting into the vehicle at 86 Livingston St. in Downtown Brooklyn around 6:40 p.m. on June 17 and hitting the 43-year-old driver on the back of the head.