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A masked crook executed two gunpoint robberies in the span of 30 minutes in Sunset Park, police said. The bandit drew his weapon on a 38-year-old man on 54th Street near Ninth Avenue on March 7 at about 2:20 a.m. and forced his hand into the man’s pocket, cops said. He fled with about $760 and the victim’s wallet, authorities said. About a half-hour later, the mugger accosted a 35-year-old man as he was parking his car in the driveway of his 47th Street home, according to cops. The victim handed over $60 at gunpoint, police said. The robber is about ­5-foot-7 and weighs about 150 pounds.

A prowler burglarized two apartments in the same Bushwick building, police sources said. The break-in artist scaled the fire escape of the building on Wilson Avenue near Himrod Street on March 25 sometime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and slipped into a third-floor apartment through a window, sources said. While the tenants were at work, the thief swiped a Samsung phone and $75, then hopped back onto the fire escape, sources said. He kicked in a window-mounted air conditioner on a neighboring unit, and climbed inside, according to sources. The crook pocketed $1,600 cash, and $4,000 in jewelry including two necklaces and a pair of earrings, cops said. Investigators couldn’t immediately provide a description of the suspect.

Three muggers assaulted and robbed a man on a Bushwick street, law-enforcement sources said. The 22-year-old victim was walking on Central Avenue near Linden Street on March 25 at about 6 p.m. when he was approached by two men and a woman. One of the men barked, “Give me your wallet!” as the other whipped out a sharp object and slashed the victim’s right hand, sources said. As the group tussled, one of the hoods grabbed the victim’s wallet, and the trio took off running toward Grove Street, sources said. One of the male suspects is about 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds and the other is about 5-5 and 160 pounds. Their female accomplice is about 5-foot-3 and 140 pounds.

A Fort Greene man went medieval on his neighbor, slashing him in the face with a sword during a dispute, police sources said. Yency Delgado, 48, charged over to his neighbor’s home on Carlton Avenue near Myrtle Avenue last Saturday at about 7:40 p.m. and pounded on his door, sources said. When the victim opened his door, Delgado allegedly sliced his face with the blade, sources said. The victim was treated for gashes near his left eye and on his forehead. Delgado was charged with assault and weapons possession.

Manhattan

A fiend tried to rape a teen in an East Harlem apartment building, authorities said. The perv trailed the 19-year-old victim into the elevator of the Third Avenue building on March 25 at about 4:40 a.m., police said. When the elevator reached the 12th floor, the attacker dragged her out, forced her into the stairwell, and attempted to rape her. The brave woman fought off the assailant, though he managed to swipe her iPhone before fleeing, authorities said. The suspect stands about 5-foot-8 and weighs about 175 pounds.

A goon groped a woman on a Little Italy street, officials said. The 27-year-old woman was walking on Mulberry Street on March 15 at about 1:50 a.m. when the pervert approached her from behind and pawed her over her clothing, cops said. The woman fought back and the creep ran off, police said. The suspect is believed to be about 30 years old and about 180 pounds.

Staten Island

An irate limo passenger assaulted his driver with a baseball bat in Eltingville during an argument over his services, law-enforcement sources said. Jason Labarbera, 19, was sitting in the limo on Richmond Avenue near Amboy Road on Sunday at about 4:40 a.m. when he got into a dispute with the driver and whipped out a metal bat, police sources said. Labarbera allegedly bashed the driver on the head, body and wrist, then kicked him in the head, sources said. Labarbera allegedly snarled, “Give me my ­f–king money!” and grabbed $600, according to a criminal complaint. Before fleeing with the loot, he raised the bat again and smashed the side-view mirror and rear window of the 2013 Lincoln limo, cops said. Labarbera was hit with a slew of charges including assault, grand larceny, and possession of a weapon and stolen property.

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