Metro

DA’s on hunt for gougers

Lock up the lowlifes!

The Brooklyn DA is going after price gougers — empaneling a special grand jury to probe hotels and gas stations that allegedly jacked up rates in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

Charles Hynes’ office also is looking into Sandy charity scams and bogus construction firms.

The city’s Department of Consumer Affairs also is tracking rip-off rogues and by yesterday said it had racked up more than 491 complaints, mostly related to gas prices.

“The department is seeing a huge spike in the number of New Yorkers angry about their experience at gas stations,” said DCA Commissioner Jonathan Mintz, adding that he’s deployed inspectors to “hundreds” of stations with instructions to issue violations to gougers.

The probes were announced after The Post revealed that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has subpoenaed Craigslist for the names of alleged online gougers — including one who offered an empty, $20 5-gallon red gas container for $500.

By yesterday, price-gouging complaints to the AG had topped 600 and were still coming in, a spokesman said.