Fighting to get back what is theirs BOOZY BASHING
Drunk duels couple in store, nabs their car keys
A drunken stranger got into a brawl with a couple inside a Brooklyn gas station convenience store, then ran off with their car keys, startling video released Tuesday shows.
The mayhem began when the boozed up stranger asked the 33-year-old woman where the liquor was inside the store at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Ave. in Windsor Terrace just before 7 p.m. Sunday, sources said.
When her 34-year-old boyfriend stepped in, the drunkard told him, “Don’t make me f—- you up in front of your girl.”
The stranger then punched the boyfriend with a quick jab, sending him stumbling backward. When the attacker approached again, the stunned boyfriend unleashed a flurry of fists as they moved through the aisle, knocking items onto the floor, the video shows.
Moments later, the attacker, now hatless, revealing his bald head, goes after the woman.
The fight ended with the jerky juicehead snatching the couple’s car keys and driving off with them in his white Jeep Cherokee, cops said. He remains on the loose.
A worker, who wouldn’t give his name, said he ran to a back room and called 911 when the brawling began.
“I hear people yelling. One guy threw a punch. I got scared and went to the back of the store and hid there so I could call the cops,” he said. “If I was on my phone calling the cops behind the counter, they would’ve saw. If they had seen, they probably would run toward me and hurt me.”
Officers arrived after the attacker left, he said.
The victims suffered facial injuries, “with marks right under their eyes,” the worker said. “It was scary, but I’m OK with it now that it’s over.”
Cops are asking the public’s help identifying the assailant and tracking him down.
The hotheaded boozehound has a mustache and goatee and was wearing a hat and jacket. A tattoo appears to cover his left arm.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.