BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Police are searching for three men involved in a string of armed robberies at Bed-Stuy delis and businesses in November.
The suspects stole nearly $5,000 at gunpoint in four separate incidents, according to police, forcing the victims to the ground in each hold-up.
In the first robbery on Nov. 5, the trio entered Stuyvesant Deli on Stuyvesant Avenue near Quincy Street around 11:20 p.m., with two suspects brandishing guns, according to police.
As the third suspect acted as a lookout, the men ordered a store employee to the ground while they took $1,000 in cash and an iPhone, officials said.
A week later on Nov. 13, two men wearing black masks entered Henry Plumbing on Marcus Garvey Boulevard near Madison Street with silver firearms, according to police. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., and the thieves ordered a 69-year-old man to the ground before demanding cash from another 54-year-old victim.
The suspects fled with $140 in cash and a pre-paid T-Mobile card, officials said. One man was described as wearing a black jacket and green camouflage, and the other was wearing black jeans and a black hoodie, according to police.
The group struck again on Nov. 16 around 10:30 p.m. at the Wilmer Deli Grocery on the corner of Rochester Avenue and Herkimer Street, officials said.
Armed with a gun, three men entered the bodega. One suspect told the two store employees to get down on the ground, while the two other suspects took cigarettes and $2,900 in cash from behind the counter.
The suspected thieves' latest heist took place on Nov. 27 at the Stephanie Foods Corp. deli on Lewis Avenue and Decatur Street, according to police.
Two men held-up the deli around 10:15 p.m., with one suspect displaying a black gun and ordering the employees to the ground while the other took cigarettes, an iPhone and $800 from behind the counter.
No injuries were reported in any of the incidents. Police released a surveillance photo of one of the suspects Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477).
