Be Careful! Woman Robbed At Knifepoint On Court Street Last Night

 

Even in a safe New York City neighborhood like Carroll Gardens, crime happens. Just last week, the  Court Street branch of Capital One Bank was robbed. Now comes the more disturbing news that a woman was held up at knifepoint last night at 11:30 pm on Court Street at the corner of 4th Place near Mazzone Hardware store. The store's cameras captured the robbery and the 76th Precinct is involved.

The victim, a Carroll Gardens resident, has posted a warning on Facebook to make sure others are vigilant.  She writes:

"Brooklyn Friends, I was robbed at knife point last night at around 11:30 pm in Carroll Gardens.  The police precinct says these attacks are on the rise. Please be careful. "

The attack involved two young males "in their early 20s,"who "came out of nowhere." There was a brief struggle during which the victim pleaded with the attackers to please let her go home to her children.

Thankfully, she escaped the experience unharmed, though she is shaken and scared. "Please be safe and alert. This is a crazy world we are living in. My heart is broken," she writes.

What a terrifying experience to go through.  We join the many friends and neighbors who reached out to her to say that we are happy that she is safe and that we are  so sorry that this happened to her.

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After Robbery, Carroll Gardener Wants Everyone to Remember To Be Alert

Bicycle stolen from Carroll Gardens's building during a robbery yesterday.

(Photo courtesy of C.S.)

Ever so often, we are reminded by fellow Carroll Gardens residents that break-ins and robberies do happen in our relatively safe neighborhood.  Reader C.S. just informed us about a break-in in his building on 4th Place yesterday.  A police report has been filed.

C.S. writes:

My wife and I moved to the Carroll Gardens area in the fall of last year. As an avid reader and one who likes to stay current on local news, I came across your blog online and have been reading it since. Keep up the great work!

Not sure what information makes its way to a story on your blog but I have noticed (now first hand) and by word of mouth of the increase in robberies/burglaries in our area.

Just yesterday between 2:30-7:30 on 4th Place b/w Court and Smith I became a victim as well. Someone made their way into our building which is secured by 2 locked double front doors, proceeded up to the 4th floor of a walk-up, located my bike in the hallway and left the premises with it. A police report has since been filed.

I hope that my story plus enclosed picture (its a red men's TREK Mountain Track 820 with Kyrptonite U-Lock) can make others aware of the recent incident and be a sounding board to re-insure that valuables should always be locked up, doors are not left open, and for everyone to always be on alert in the area.

I hope that the 76th Precinct can help re-unite C.S. with his bike. In the meantime, we should all follow his advice and stay alert.



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