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07/18/2012 05:38 PM

Police Search For Alleged Brooklyn Livery Cab Robber

By: NY1 News

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Police are looking for a man accused of robbing a livery cab driver at gunpoint in Brooklyn.

Police said the suspect got in the cab at 41st Street in Sunset Park Tuesday afternoon.

He asked to be taken to 54th Street between Ninth Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Once they arrived, the suspect put a gun to the driver's side and police allege he demanded money and a cell phone, then took off.

The man is described as being the ages of 18 and 23. Police said he is about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds.