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CRIME BLOTTER: Woman Robbed at Knifepoint in South Williamsburg, Police Say

By Serena Dai | August 26, 2015 2:52pm

SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG — A woman was robbed at knifepoint in South Williamsburg over the weekend, police said.

The victim, 26, was walking on South Fourth Street near Hewes Street on Sunday roughly 2 a.m. when two men came up behind her and said "b---h, give me your s--t," police said.

One man flashed a black knife while the other patted the woman's shorts pockets, police said.

The men then took the victim's purse, which contained more than $950 worth of property.

Into addition to swiping her black Linea Pelle purse, the thieves took a Samsung Galaxy phone, a pair of Prada glasses and Samsung headphones, police said.

One of the suspects was described as about 25 years old, standing 5-foot-5 and weighing 180 pounds.

No one has been arrested for the incident.