Thieves Nab $300,000 in Cash During Brinks Armored Truck Heist in Brooklyn

Thieves Nab $300,000 in Cash During Brinks Armored Truck Heist in Brooklyn

Edited by: TJVNews.com

As crime continues to spiral out of control in New York City, it was reported on Sunday by New York City police officers that on Friday, three robbers stole $300,000 from a Brink’s armored truck in Brooklyn by distracting its driver. They then snatched the bag of money he had left on the vehicle’s bumper, as was reported by the New York Post.

The Post reported that police told them that at approximately 1 pm on Friday, the two thieves approached the armored truck in question as it was making a money drop at a Chase bank branch at 5423 Eighth Ave. in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. They asked the driver for directions, the report added.

“While the employee was distracted, another unknown individual quickly removed a bag that was left unattended on the bumper of the armored Brink’s truck and fled the scene on foot,” police told the Post.

The bag stolen from the truck contained $300,000 in cash, police said. After taking the cash filled bag, the three male thieves fled the scene, according to the Post report.

“They just distracted him while talking to him,” a police spokesman said, according to the Post report. He added that there was no indication that the theft was an inside job. “It was a crime of opportunity. Someone saw an opportunity.”

Cops also told the Post that one of the robbers who took the bag was described as a male with a slim build who was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black hooded jacket, gray pants and black sneakers.

The Post also reported that cops told them that the man who distracted the armored-car employee was described as having a medium build and was last seen wearing a black winter hat with white trim, a black winter coat with a hood, gray pants and black sneakers.

The third suspect, who also distracted the Brink’s employee, is described as having a medium build and was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black face mask, a black jacket, black pants, black sneakers and a black backpack, police told the Post.

“We can confirm there was an incident involving a Brink’s crew in Brooklyn on Friday and we are working with law enforcement,” the armored-truck company said in a statement Sunday, as was reported by the Post. “At this time, we don’t have any further information to share.”

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/or on Twitter @NYPDTips.