Police arrest 3rd suspect in Brooklyn robbery ring

Police say they have arrested a third suspect in a robbery ring in Brooklyn that resulted in the shooting of a 20-year-old man who tried to rob a plain-clothed NYPD officer. Police have released the

News 12 Staff

Nov 10, 2015, 9:03 PM

Updated 3,264 days ago

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Police say they have arrested a third suspect in a robbery ring in Brooklyn that resulted in the shooting of a 20-year-old man who tried to rob a plain-clothed NYPD officer.
Police have released the identity of all three suspects.
They say 20-year-old Altron Atwater faces robbery, grand larceny, menacing and other charges, while 16-year-old Demeris Pittman and 15-year-old Paul Moore have also been charged.
Police say the men are part of a ring of teen robbers who set up scam apartment listings in Bed-Stuy and then rob unsuspecting victims who come to see the listing. 
Police say Atwater, who was shot while attempting to rob a NYPD detective with a BB gun is expected to be OK.