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Muggers Beat Teen Girl and Steal Her iPhone in FiDi, Police Say

 A teen was beaten by three muggers who were after her iPhone, police said.
A teen was beaten by three muggers who were after her iPhone, police said.
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FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A 15-year-old girl was beaten by muggers who stole her iPhone last week, police said.

The attackers, two women and a man, approached the teen while she was walking along the corner of Battery Place and Greenwich Street at about 10:50 p.m. on July 17, police said. The group began punching her in the head and face, and then snatched her smartphone from her hand and ran off.

The girl, who lives in The Bronx, was left with a bruised, cut lip and swelling to her face and head, police said.

Police arrested Tatiana Smith, 25, Kayla Watkins, 20, and Lewis Yasharwan, 20, soon after the attack. They were each charged with two counts of second-degree robbery, police said.

Their lawyers did not immediately return a call for comment.

Other crimes in the 1st Precinct this week include:

► Three women swiped $1,900 worth of bras and other lingerie from a SoHo Victoria's Secret that's no stranger to shoplifting. Police said the women grabbed dozens of items from various drawers in the shop at 591 Broadway on July 18 at about 5:50 p.m., stuffed them into bags and headed out. The stolen items cost between $48 and $68.

► A food cart was stolen from the corner Water and John streets on July 15 at about 5:30 a.m., police said. The owner, who told police the pushcart was worth $30,000, said he uses a company to pick up and deliver the cart to the same spot each day, but when he arrived in the morning, the cart was not there. The company that brings his cart said they had delivered the cart as usual, police said.

► A 30-year-old had his 1999 Pontiac Grand Am stolen from the corner of South Street and Old Slip on July 20. The man told police he parked the red car on the street at about 2 p.m., and when he returned three hours later, it was gone.