Feb. 24, 2017 Staff Report
The police are looking for two men who robbed an Astoria resident at gunpoint during the early hours Tuesday morning.
Police have released a video of the suspects who approached a 39-year-old man inside the courtyard of his home, brandished a firearm and demanded his personal property.
The victim complied and handed over his cellphone, wallet and an undetermined amount of cash. There were no reported injuries during the incident.
The incident took place within the vicinity of 33rd and 35th Streets at about 1:45 am on Tuesday, February 21. The police did not provide the address.
The perpetrators have been described as Hispanic, aged between 20 and 25 years and are about 5’5″-5’7″ in height.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS
