Surveillance images released Tuesday show a group suspected in a fast-moving string of street robberies that cut across several southern Brooklyn neighborhoods this month, police say. Multiple victims were teenagers and preteens; in several cases, suspects allegedly flashed knives or a machete, then took off on motorized scooters or e-bikes. Detectives are asking neighbors to comb through door-cam and phone video for anything that might help put names to the faces in the footage.
🚨 WANTED FOR A ROBBERY PATTERN
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) March 2, 2026
In a post on X, NYPD Crime Stoppers wrote "WANTED FOR A ROBBERY PATTERN" and laid out four incidents in February. The post cites a Feb. 10 robbery at 17th Avenue and 65th Street where a motorized scooter was stolen and a machete was displayed; a Feb. 13 attempted robbery at Ridge Boulevard and 86th Street involving a 16-year-old whose jacket was torn as suspects fled on scooters; a Feb. 16 attack near 231 Neptune Avenue where two 13-year-olds say one was punched and a knife was shown before jackets were taken; and a Feb. 21 incident at Ocean Avenue and Oriental Boulevard in which a 14- and 16-year-old were pushed off an e-bike and a Nike backpack was taken. The post urges anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS and notes rewards of up to $3,500 for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment.
Where the attacks were reported
According to the NYPD precinct pages, the locations in the post stretch across southern Brooklyn neighborhoods patrolled by the 60th, 61st, 62nd and 68th precincts. Those commands cover Brighton Beach and Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, and Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.
Method echoes earlier scooter robberies
The combination of motorized scooters and flashing blades mirrors an earlier robbery spree that investigators linked to a scooter-riding suspect who hit neighborhoods from Bushwick into Queens, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. That episode, along with others like it, highlights how quickly suspects can move through residential blocks on small vehicles, making it tougher for officers on foot to close the distance.
How to help investigators
Police are asking anyone with surveillance or phone video to save the files with clear timestamps and share them with investigators instead of confronting anyone themselves. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, using the Spanish line at 1-888-57-PISTA, submitting an online tip through Crime Stoppers, or messaging @NYPDTips on X, as noted in coverage of kids robbed for phones and jackets.
Officials stress that people should not try to approach or detain anyone they believe to be involved, and should call 911 if a crime is in progress. Detectives say they are continuing to review footage and neighborhood tips as the investigation moves forward.
