Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a couple who assaulted an elderly man during a robbery at a gas station on the border of Jamaica and Briarwood on the night of Saturday, Feb. 6.
The duo could be called the “Red Bull Bullies” after they allegedly weaponized a can of the energy drink during the attack.
Police say the incident started with a robbery at 9 p.m. when the suspects entered a mini mart at 138-19 Hillside Ave. and stole an iPhone charger before leaving the store. A 71-year-old store employee caught them in the act and confronted them. The unidentified man fired the can of Red Bull at the senior, striking him in the face, police said, before they began to punch him repeatedly…