Woman pushed, robbed in Brooklyn apartment building: NYPD

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police are searching for two robbers who allegedly stole $3,000 from a woman in a Brooklyn apartment building earlier this month, police said.

The suspects allegedly shoved the woman and robbed her in the building near East 18th Street and Avenue V in Sheepshead Bay at around 12:35 a.m. on July 12, according to the NYPD. The victim did not know the thieves and was not injured during the incident, police said.

The suspects took off with the cash before getting away in a minivan, police said. There have been no arrests.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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