A bungling thief opened fire inside a Brooklyn post office on Monday after he poked his gun into a terrified customer — and the tellers ran, leaving him empty-handed, authorities and sources said.
The would-be robber stormed into the USPS’ Midwood branch on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue I around 1:15 p.m. but left without a cent — and may have tried to rob another spot less than a half hour later, police and sources said.
The gunman had demanded cash from the post office tellers and pushed his firearm against the back of the only customer in the place — a 37-year-old woman, who he may have also placed in a headlock, the sources said.
The woman screamed loudly during the frightening ordeal, a witness told WABC.
The tellers ran off and the foiled gunman fired shots at the door before giving up and fleeing, too, sources said.
No one was reported injured, cops said.
Investigators are probing whether the same suspect also tried but failed to rob a Pay-O-Matic on Utica Avenue near Glenwood Road in East Flatbush about 20 minutes later, the sources said. No one was hurt there, either.
The suspect in that attempted robbery crashed his moped near the scene and was taken into custody, according to the sources.
Charges are pending against him, and he was not immediately identified.
Republican Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa condemned the daytime violence as he slammed Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
“People should absolutely feel safe inside a United States Post Office or anywhere in this city,” Sliwa said in a statement. “The current administration has set a dangerous tone by tolerating lawlessness, and as Mayor, I’ll restore order and protect every New Yorker in every neighborhood.”
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