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Police Looking for Three Suspects Who Robbed Man By Knifepoint in Astoria

 Police released a photo of one of the three suspects wanting for robbing a man at knifepoint in Astoria on Nov. 4, 2015.
Police released a photo of one of the three suspects wanting for robbing a man at knifepoint in Astoria on Nov. 4, 2015.
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ASTORIA — A man was robbed on Wednesday by three suspects who entered his car and held him up at knifepoint, according to the NYPD.

Police said the 22-year-old victim was sitting inside his parked car on 36th Avenue and 32nd Street at about 4:30 a.m. when the three suspects — two men and a woman — entered the vehicle.

One of the men got into the backseat and held the victim by the neck while the other man got into the front passenger seat and held a knife to the victim's stomach, according to police.

The group stole the victim's iPhone and $350 in cash he had in the car's center console, police said.

NYPD release a photo of one of the suspects, who was wearing a red hat and a black hoodie.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).