NYPD Searching for Suspect in Gunpoint Robbery on Ditmas Avenue

By Y.M. Lowy

Police are searching for a suspect following a gunpoint robbery at a store on Ditmas Avenue early Sunday morning.

The incident happened at around 1:18 a.m. on May 10 inside a store located at 422 Ditmas Avenue. The suspect entered the location and displayed a firearm to two female employees, ages 56 and 49. The suspect took $2 from the cash register along with a cellphone before fleeing the scene.

Then the man escaped on a scooter, heading northbound on East 5th Street toward an unknown location.

The suspect is described as a light complexioned male who was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black sneakers, a black hat, and black gloves.

The NYPD is asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).