THE BRONX — Three thieves beat up a 13-year-old boy and stole his wallet and cellphone, police said.
The robbery took place on Sept. 27 around 4:30 p.m. inside an E. 191st Street residential building, when the suspects followed their victim into the building's lobby and started punching and kicking him, according to the NYPD.
They snatched his wallet and cell phone and fled out of the building and down E. 191st Street, police said.
Officers described the suspects as three men in their teens, two of whom were wearing white hats, one of whom was wearing a black hat and one of whom had a black backpack on.
Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the crime stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
