An off-duty NYPD officer was robbed of his watch at knifepoint in Brooklyn early Tuesday, cops said.
The 27-year-old cop, and two other men, were outside an apartment building on Guider Avenue near East 12th Street in Brighton Beach around 1:30 a.m. when three other men approached them, authorities said.
One of the suspects brandished a knife and demanded that the officer and the other two victims hand over their watches, police said.
All three victims complied, and the suspects took off, cops said.
Police are seen at 3440 Guider Ave. in Brooklyn Tuesday, August 2, 2022, where an off-duty police officer was a victim of an armed robbery. Robert Mecea
Officials arrive at the scene. Robert Mecea
Police respond to the scene where an off-duty NYPD cop and two other men were robbed on Guider Avenue near East 12th Street in Brighton Beach around 1:30 a.m. Robert MeceaThe officer was not armed and didn’t identify himself as a cop, police sources said.
No injuries were reported.
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