LOWER MANHATTAN — Police are searching for a group of teens who went on a robbing spree last week, assaulting two men — one in Lower Manhattan and one in Downtown Brooklyn — on the same night.
On Aug. 5, the five teens first attacked a 41-year-old man near 33 Gold St. as he was walking to work at about 4:45 a.m., police said.
The young men, believed to be between 16 and 18 years old, surrounded the man, assaulted him and took his money and cellphone, before running onto a nearby subway, police said.
About an hour later, at 5:40 a.m., the same group attacked a 32-year-old man in the Borough Hall subway station, making off with the his cellphone and wallet.
Both victims did not request medical attention, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting info to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.
