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Tourist & Brooklyn Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Central Park
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Ben Yakas
Published Dec 28, 2013
Modified Dec 28, 2013
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Here's something you don't hear about too much these days, but the future is barreling toward us: a tourist and his Brooklyn friend were robbed at gunpoint in Central Park last night. Four days and counting, people.
According to police, the 24- and 25-year-olds were on West 64th Street near West Drive when they were approached by two men around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning. “Don’t move, don’t make noise or I’ll kill you,” one of the suspects said as he pulled out a gun, the Post reports. “What you got? Don’t move, give me your money,” a second suspect asked.
Altogether, a leather briefcase, cell phone, debit and credit cards, a passport and $113 cash were stolen from the two men. No arrests have been made, and police say the investigation is ongoing.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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