Police arrested three men wanted for at least one gunpoint robbery in Brooklyn, authorities said.
3 maniacs were just taken off the williamsburg streets by @WspuShomrim wanted for multiple robberies. Super job by #WSPU #Shomrim pic.twitter.com/Rcln5Qkj0G
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The trio were stopped around 11:30 p.m. Sunday near the Williams Plaza Houses on Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg as cops canvassed the neighborhood looking for the robbers after receiving the 911 call.
The trio allegedly mugged a 38-year-old man at gunpoint minutes earlier near the corner of South 5th and Berry streets as he was walking to a nearby subway station and stole his his cash, wallet and cell phone, cops said.
Police found a gun on one of the suspects, identified as 23-year-old Darwin Soler, and charged him with robbery, displaying a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property.
His partners, Mario Marte, 20 and Jelmin Reyes-Ferrera, 19, were charged with robbery and possession of stolen property.
Police are still investigating whether the men may be responsible for several other robberies that have occurred in the area.
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