New York Post

Brooklyn

- Amanda Woods, Tina Moore and Daniel Prendergas­t

Police are looking for a thug wanted for allegedly assaulting two men about 20 minutes apart last week in Williamsbu­rg.

In the first incident on Aug. 22, he approached a 28-year-old man on Scholes Street and began punching him in the face while demanding money at about 11:50 p.m., cops said.

The thief fled emptyhande­d and the victim was treated at an area hospital for a cut to his eye.

The attacker later walked up to a 45-year-old man on Meserole Street and struck him in the head with an unknown object, knocking out two teeth. The thief then stole the man’s Nextbit cellphone and HTC headphones.

The victim went to the hospital in stable condition with a broken nose, a cut lip and head trauma.

The suspect (above) is described as Hispanic and in his 40s.

He stands around 5-foot-9 and weighs approximat­ely 170 pounds.

He had a slight mustache and walks with a limp.

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