Clifton man charged with robbery after allegedly taking friend's car

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 17-year-old from Clifton came knocking on an acquaintance’s Rosebank door Saturday morning looking to collect on a debt, and when he didn’t get his money, he took the man’s car instead, police allege.

Frederick Doe of Bowen Street, and an as-of-yet unidentified accomplice, dropped in on his 20-year-old acquaintance about 6 a.m. to collect “a few thousand dollars” the man owed him, according to a law enforcement source.

The accomplice showed a gun and pulled back the top to chamber a bullet, according to court papers. Doe then removed a chain from the 20-year-old’s neck and a ring from his finger, and took $200 and a set of car keys out of his pocket, court papers allege.

The duo used those keys to drive off with a white 2001 Audi A6 belonging to the 20-year-old, court papers allege.

He reported the robbery to the police, and while he was in the stationhouse giving his report, Doe called his cell phone to tell him that if he wanted his car and jewelry back, he’d have to pay what he owed, a law enforcement source said.

Police convinced the man to set up a meeting at a deli on the corner of Clove Road and Mosel Avenue, and when Doe arrived, he found himself under arrest, the source said.

Doe is charged with first-, second- and third-degree robbery, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, fourth-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle, said Peter N. Spencer, a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.