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Spate of Group Muggings Hit Ft. Greene on Halloween Night, Police Say

By Alexandra Leon | November 10, 2016 10:29am
 A group of teens was robbed at knifepoint at Edmonds Playground in Fort Greene, police said.
A group of teens was robbed at knifepoint at Edmonds Playground in Fort Greene, police said.
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FORT GREENE — A group of teenage boys playing basketball at a neighborhood park on Halloween was robbed at knifepoint by muggers wearing white masks — the same night as two other group muggings in the neighborhood, police said.

The victims in the initial robbery, who were all about 15 years old, were playing at Edmonds Park at Adelphi Street and DeKalb Avenue just before 9 p.m. on Oct. 31 when they were approached by five men and one woman wearing dark hoodies and white masks, police said.

One of the suspects took out a knife and told the victims to “run their pockets” and hand over their bags, a police report said.

The suspects took three iPhones, a debit card and a MetroCard before fleeing eastbound on DeKalb Ave., police said. 

Around the same time that night, a 30-year-old woman was outside 3 Lafayette Ave. when she was approached by a group of teens who grabbed her phone and tried to steal her bag, police said.

The woman chased one of the suspects, but another suspect punched her in the face and the group ran off.

About two hours later, a 28-year-old man was walking near 170 Gates Ave. when six unknown men wearing black masks and black clothing attacked him, punching and kicking him in the face, police said. The group took his iPhone 6s and ran off. 

No arrests had been made in the incidents as of Wednesday.

Other notable crimes from the 88th Precinct, covering Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, include:

► A 79-year-old woman’s two piggy banks containing $50 and $10 in loose change were stolen sometime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Oct. 29, after she lost the keys to her apartment at the Atlantic Terminal Houses, police said.

► A 39-year-old woman was hit in the face by a stranger after the two got into an argument inside Bamboo Lounge & Grill at 527 Myrtle Ave. at 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 5, police said. A representative for the restaurant was not immediately available for comment.