Overnight riders on Brooklyn’s L train got a hard reminder that late-night commutes can turn ugly fast, as police say a crew of six pulled off back-to-back robberies last Friday, leaving one man tased in the neck and another threatened with a knife.
The incidents unfolded in the early hours of April 10 on northbound L trains, and the NYPD has now released images of six people they say are tied to what they are calling a transit robbery pattern. Regulars on the Bushwick stretch of the Canarsie line are being urged to scan the photos and reach out if anyone looks familiar.
The images and a short bulletin went up on X from NYPD Crime Stoppers, which labeled the case a “Brooklyn transit robbery pattern.” According to the post, two robberies took place around 1:30 a.m. and 1:50 a.m. on April 10 aboard northbound L trains approaching the Sutter Avenue and Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street stations…