BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A group of young men accosted a woman and robbed her outside a Bedford Avenue deli known for a large mural of Notorious B.I.G. on its building's wall, according to a police report.
The victim, a 25-year-old woman, was at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street at about 1:30 a.m. on March 19, when four men surrounded her, causing her to fear for her life, police said.
The robbers snatched her purse and forced her to hand over her cellphone and an undetermined amount of cash before heading west on Quincy Street, according to police.
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Surveillance footage of the four suspects shows them inside the deli grinning and chatting around the time of the incident, according to police. The men, described as being in their early 20s, were last seen wearing dark pants and dark jackets, according to a police report.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit tips on the website.
