Car-nage!

Northside muggers are continuing to use cars as getaway vehicles — committing at least three such stick-ups on May 4 alone. Here are the shocking details:

• Two thugs hopped out of a Crown Victoria and pistol-whipped a 28-year-old in a brutal stick up.

The crooks got out of the black Ford sedan at around 5:50 am and pushed the victim against a fence near the corner of North Seventh and Havemeyer streets.

“Give me your money or I’ll kill you,” one of the crooks said, as he revealed a black handgun.

Before the victim could hand over his cash, the villain struck him in the back of the head with the pistol, knocking him to the sidewalk.

While the victim was on the ground, the unarmed perp kicked the victim repeatedly in the back.

The thugs fled with the victim’s cash, bank cards, ID, cellphone, keys, and pager, and escaped in the sedan, which witnesses said also contained a man and a woman.

• Two robbers jumped out of a black sedan and held up a 65-year-old at the corner of Union and Driggs avenues.

The thieves pulled out a silver handgun and ordered the victim to hand over her Juicy handbag — which contained credit cards — and lay on the ground.

The crooks then fled in the car.

• Four thieves in a black sedan held up a 54-year-old without even leaving their vehicle.

The carload of crooks pulled up beside the victim near the corner of Berry and North 10th streets at around 6 am.

“Give me your money,” one of the passengers said, showing off a firearm.

The victim handed over $600 and the thieves drove off.

• Cops locked up a 21-year-old who allegedly held up a 25-year-old woman at gunpoint and fled in a car on May 7.

The suspect — as well as two other perps — approached the victim at around 2:25 am and pressed a blunt object against the victim’s stomach, cops said.

“Stay calm — we’re taking your stuff,” one of the thugs said as he grabbed the victim by the neck and took her iPhone, credit card and wallet.

The thieves fled in a black four-door sedan, but cops were able to recover the bag and lock up one of the suspects.

Armed mug!

Two armed thugs held up a 31-year-old near the corner of Wythe Avenue and North Ninth Street at around 2 am on May 4.

“Give me everything you got,” one of the crooks demanded as he revealed a handgun.

The crooks pilfered the victim’s pockets and ordered him to lay on the ground while escaped with the victim’s passport, electronic benefits card and bag — which contained a Mac laptop, passport and mouse.

Nabbed

Cops nabbed an 18-year-old suspected of using a pellet gun to stick up a 27-year-old on May 4.

The mugger pulled out what appeared to be a black handgun at the corner of Norman Avenue and North Henry Street at around 10:10 pm and ordered the victim to get on the ground and hand over his belongings.

The victim gave up his cellphone and $170, but cops quickly found a suspect who happened to be in possession of the toy gun and the victim’s cellphone.

Freeman felons

Burglars ransacked a Freeman Street building on May 5 and broke into at least two apartments.

The thieves pushed their way through the front door of one residence in the building between 8:30 am and 6 pm and grabbed a TV, laptop, camera, dashboard navigation system and a watch.

The crooks also forced their way through the door of another apartment in the building, which is between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard, and grabbed a cellphone, Mac laptop, Flip camera, and Sony TV between 2:30 and 4:30 pm.

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