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Recently there have been several violent gang robberies in Coney Island. Five men beat up a 61-year-old man and stole his wallet on Surf Avenue. Residents are concerned about a decline in local public safety.
Recently, a 61-year-old manbrooklyn (brooklyn )Coney Island Five men beat and kicked him and stole his wallet on Surf Avenue. The police issued a wanted warrant to search for the five miscreants. In late April and late June of this year, there were two violent robberies in Coney Island, both committed by gangs. This public safety situation in Coney Island has caused concern among local residents.
Coney Island is under the jurisdiction of the 60th Precinct of the City Police. Police records show that on October 14, five gangsters approached a 61-year-old man on Surf Avenue and beat and kicked him. After the victim fell to the ground, the gang searched his pockets, snatched his wallet and fled. After the attack, the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.
No further details have been released about the five suspects, including their identities or specific roles in the attack. The specific time of the attack was not announced, and police did not disclose the victim’s specific injuries or health condition, only confirming that he was hospitalized for treatment.
This is not the first organized gang robbery in Coney Island this year. According to reports, in late June, the city police department requested the public’s help in identifying four suspects suspected of taking part in a violent robbery that occurred on June 23. That day, a 35-year-old man made an online appointment with someone to sell items in front of 2833 West 29th Street. When the man arrived there, he was allegedly approached by four unidentified men who displayed firearms and demanded him to hand over his keys and vehicle. The gang stole the victim’s 2024 black Chrysler Pacifica sedan.
Just after midnight on April 25, four gangsters approached a 49-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman at Mermaid Avenue and West 21st Street. They beat them on the face and body, scratched the woman’s torso with a knife, stabbed the man in the back and then robbed him of his wallet.
On January 23, 2025, just after 6 p.m., 53-year-old Michael Shelonchik was sitting in the back seat of a taxi when two men opened the door and began beating him in the face and head. Later, two miscreants snatched the necklace from her neck and fled from the spot. After the attack Selonchik suddenly fell ill and was declared dead at Mamoli Hospital.
Although these gang robberies are not necessarily related to each other, Coney Island residents are still concerned about the local public safety situation and believe that the security situation needs immediate improvement.
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On 14 October, five gangsters approached a 61-year-old man on Surf Avenue. They first beat and kicked him, then searched his pockets and snatched his wallet after he fell to the ground. After this they fled from the scene. The person has been sent to the hospital for treatment.
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In late June this year, four men robbed a 2024 black Chrysler Pacifica at gunpoint. On the morning of 25 April, four other men attacked a man and a woman, stabbing the man and scratching him before snatching the woman’s wallet.
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Because there have been so many organized violent robberies in a short period of time, victims not only lost money, but also suffered injuries and even death, which shows that the threat to public safety has increased, and so residents believe that public safety needs to be urgently improved.
