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Man Wanted for Robbing Teen at Fried Chicken Restaurant: NYPD

By Rachel Holliday Smith | August 21, 2015 1:36pm | Updated on August 23, 2015 9:04pm
 This man is wanted by police for snatching a teenager's iPhone inside a Kennedy Fried Chicken restaurant in Crown Heights last week.
This man is wanted by police for snatching a teenager's iPhone inside a Kennedy Fried Chicken restaurant in Crown Heights last week.
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CROWN HEIGHTS — Police in Crown Heights are looking for a man who stole a teen’s iPhone inside a fried chicken restaurant last week.

The man robbed the 17-year-old inside of Kennedy Fried Chicken at 255 Kingston Ave. roughly 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 11.

After the suspect snatched the teen's iPhone 6, the victim followed the man out of the fast food spot and down St. Johns Place, but left him alone when the man flashed a knife at the him.

On Thursday, the police department released surveillance images of the suspect wearing a red jacket, backwards black baseball cap, blue jeans and a blue T-shirt with the Superman “S” on the front.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).