A New York Police Department Crime Stoppers alert posted Monday, March 2, 2026, is asking the public to help identify five people accused of violently robbing a man near Coney Island and Guider Avenue. According to the agency, the group approached a 27-year-old while he sat in a 2024 Toyota bZ4X on Jan. 16 at about 11 p.m., punched and kicked him, then forcibly pulled him out of the vehicle. The alert offers up to $3,500 for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment.
In a post on X, NYPD Crime Stoppers says the five suspects remain unidentified and urges anyone with information to DM @NYPDTips or call the tip line at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The post outlines the Jan. 16 assault, including the time, location, and vehicle model, but does not name any suspects.
Where It Happened And Local Context
The robbery took place in the vicinity of Coney Island and Guider Avenue in southern Brooklyn, an area covered by the NYPD's 60th Precinct. Local reporting has previously documented carjackings and late-night robberies on Guider Avenue, and recent Crime Stoppers alerts have been used across Brooklyn to push older cases back into public view. Coverage in the Brooklyn Paper has tracked similar alerts and late-reported investigations in the borough.
What The Law Says And How To Tip
Under New York law, robbery is defined as forcible stealing and can be charged in the second or first degree depending on factors such as whether multiple people aided the crime, whether there was physical injury, or whether the property taken was a motor vehicle, per New York Penal Law. Robbery in the second degree is a class C felony, and robbery in the first degree can be a class B felony.
For anonymous tips, the NYPD's Crime Stoppers program accepts calls at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and online submissions at Crime Stoppers. Detectives say video and eyewitness accounts often make the difference in locating suspects, a pattern highlighted in recent Crime Stoppers reporting. Coverage of a midday subway shakedown and other Brooklyn cases has noted that investigators frequently ask for phone or door-cam footage.
Investigators say they are continuing to follow leads in the Jan. 16 incident and urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers or local detectives via the tip line.
