"The victim drove two men to their requested destination on Duffield Street at about 2:30 p.m, police said. When they arrived, the perps said they wanted to go somewhere else and asked for the cab driver's phone so they could enter the address. Once they had the phone in hand, though, they allegedly leaped out of the car and ran to Concord Street, where a white BMW was waiting for them with two other men inside."
"He exited at the Borough Hall station - pursued by the group --and was walking down Court Street near Joralemon Street when theycaught up to him and tried to snatch his phone out of his hand, then began punching him in the face. The victim kept hold of his phone, but said the perps flashed a knife and threatened to shoot him before fleeing the scene."
"A Hyundai Elantra was broken into and stolen on the morning of Oct. 1. Police said the victim parked their car, which had an FDNY parking placard on the dash, near the intersection of Concord and Prince streets at 5:30 a.m. Just before noon, the victim found that the car was missing, and that the street where it had been parked was littered with broken"
Four men were arrested after they allegedly stole a cab driver's phone in Downtown Brooklyn on Oct. 4. The suspects rode in the cab to Duffield Street, asked to change the destination, requested the driver's phone to enter an address, then leaped from the vehicle and ran to Concord Street to a waiting white BMW; officers located the getaway car near Broome and Bowery in Manhattan, arrested all four occupants, and allegedly recovered a knife and counterfeit U.S. currency. On Oct. 5, a group followed and assaulted a man who exited the 4 train at Borough Hall, attempting to snatch his phone and flashing a knife. A Hyundai Elantra with an FDNY placard was reported stolen after it was broken into on Oct. 1; the owner discovered it missing before noon.
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