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By Vanessa Ogle
Brooklyn Daily
Police need help finding the two men who attacked and robbed an 18-year-old woman in Midwood on July 27.
The victim was entering an elevator inside her building at 9:40 pm when the men grabbed her, threw her on the ground, and attacked her. The men then stole her purse and fled.
Police said one of the suspects is in his early 20s and was wearing a black T-shirt and multi-colored pants at the time of the incident. Police said the other suspect is in his late-teens or early 20s and approximately 240 pounds. He was wearing an orange T-shirt and a carrying a backpack at the time of the attack.
Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D–Sheepshead Bay) is offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at (800) 577–8477. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.