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Suspect Sought in String of Staten Island Knife Point Robberies, Police Say

By Nicholas Rizzi | November 17, 2014 2:57pm
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ST. GEORGE — The man wanted for robbing a 15-year-old by knife point last month for his iPhone and wallet also stole phones and an iPod from four other teens, police said.

Police said the suspect robbed the victims — all either 14 or 15 years old — with a knife in each of the incidents starting in early October.

The first took place on Oct. 3, when the suspect approached a 15-year-old boy in front of 256 Hamilton Ave., showed a knife and took his iPhone 5 shortly after 7 a.m., police said.

He then robbed iPhones from a 14-year-old sitting on a bench in Mahoney Park on Oct. 29 and from another 14-year-old near the intersection of Hamilton and Westervelt Avenues on Nov. 5, police said.

The latest incident was on Nov. 11, when the man approached a 15-year-old at 9:45 a.m. in front of 17 Crescent Ave. and robbed him at knife point for his iPod, police said.

The victims did not sustain any injuries during the robberies, police said.

The suspect was described as approximately 18 years old, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, according to the NYPD.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).