CROWN HEIGHTS — A teenager who thought he was meeting a girl from Facebook last week got pistol-whipped and robbed instead, police said.
The 18-year-old told police he was set to meet up with a girl he’d met through Facebook at 1730 Carroll St., near Rochester Avenue, around 1 a.m. on Jan. 29.
When he arrived at the apartment and rang the doorbell, he said five men approached him and three of them flashed handguns.
The group then attacked the teen, pistol-whipping him in the face and back, police said. They then forcibly removed his iPhone 6, keys and $60 in cash.
The victim said he recognized one of the assailants, a 20-year-old man, but none of the others. The suspects fled on foot and have not yet been identified, police said.
Other notable crimes in this week’s blotter from the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and East Flatbush include:
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► A 33-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 29 after officers conducting a search warrant at an apartment inside 1621 Union St. found 11 Ziplock bags of crack cocaine, marijuana, $1,400 in cash and two guns — a .380 Ruger and a 9MM Norinco, both loaded, police said.
► A 62-year-old woman was walking home on East New York Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Montgomery Street around 10 p.m. on Jan. 31 when an unknown man came up behind her and knocked her to the ground. The man took her bag, which contained an Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, $560 in cash and various credit cards, according to the NYPD. The man fled on foot.
► A 60-year-old man was sliced on the ear with a razor by a man who had asked him for money, police said. The victim was outside 899 Montgomery St. around 11 p.m. on Feb. 1 when an acquaintance of his approached him and asked for $100. When the victim refused, the man took out a razor blade and cut his ear with it. The 60-year-old then flagged down a nearby ambulance and was taken to Kings County Hospital for treatment.
► A 15-year-old boy was walking to the 2 train to get to school around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 when a 15-year-old suspect came up behind him and snatched his iPhone 6 out of his hand and fled on foot. The robbery happened on New York Avenue near Fenimore Street, police said.
