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Man Robbed at Gunpoint in Greenpoint After Being Followed in Car, NYPD Says

By Serena Dai | April 2, 2015 8:51am
 A collection of recent crimes in the 94th precinct.
A collection of recent crimes in the 94th precinct.
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GREENPOINT — A man who was driving in Greenpoint was robbed at gunpoint after being followed by six men in a white Jeep, police said.

The man, 32, was driving on McGuinness Boulevard on Sunday, March 29 around 5 a.m. when a white Jeep Cherokee cut him off several times, police said.

The man got scared and turned onto Driggs Avenue in hopes of avoiding the Jeep, police said.

But the Jeep followed him and eventually got in front of the victim's car, forcing the victim to go to a complete stop, police said.

A man then got out of the Jeep Cherokee and said "Pull over now and give me the ring," police said.

Another man pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the victim and said "You think you're tough," according to police.

A third man took out a bat and broke the windows of the victim's car, taking the victim's iPhone 6.

The men then returned to their car and drove away, police said.

Police are investigating the incident.

Other notable incidents in the 94th precinct include:

► A man walking to the subway was circled by two cyclists and robbed of his wallet and cellphone, police said.

The man, 20,  was walking with his girlfriend on Woodpoint Road near Kingsland Avenue on Saturday, March 28 just after midnight when two men in their 20s approached him on bicycles, police said.

One of the men approached him from the front and circled behind him, striking him in the back of the head with an unknown sharp object and saying "Don't move or I'll shoot," police said.

The other man circled the victim from the front and said "Where is your stuff?" police said.

The victim said he had property in his back pocket and handed over his wallet and phone to the second man, police said. They asked for the phone's passcode, and the victim gave it to them, police said.

The two men on bicycles then left. The victim and his girlfriend walked the opposite direction.

No one has been arrested for the incident.

► Two straphangers had their property stolen in separate incidents on the L train last week, police said.

A man, 28, was at the Bedford Avenue stop on Friday, March 27 around 8:20 p.m. when he was bumped against by another man.

When the doors closed, he realized that his wallet in the rear right pocket of his pants were gone, police said.

Later that night, a woman, 29, was transferring from the G train to the L train at Lorimer Street around 11:45 p.m. when she felt a tug at her shoulder bag as she walked up a set of stairs, police said.

When she checked her bag later, she saw that her wallet was gone, police said.

No one has been arrested for either incident.

► A man who was trying to break up a fight between his friend and a stranger on the street ended up getting hit with a tire iron in the back of his head, police said.

The man, 30, was walking on Franklin Street near Greenpoint Avenue with his friend on Sunday, March 29 around 2:40 a.m. when his friend got into a verbal dispute with four men on the street.

The argument turned aggressive, police said. The man was trying to break the fight up when he got hit in the back of his head with a tire iron, which cut him, police said.

The four men then went into a black Ford SUV and fled the scene.

No one has been arrested for the incident.