NYPD: 12-Yr-Old Was Attacked For His iPhone 4

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Published Feb 22, 2015

Modified Feb 22, 2015

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The police are hoping the public can help them identify two individuals who allegedly robbed a boy of his iPhone 4 earlier this month in The Bronx.

According to the NYPD, at 3:55 p.m. on February 13th, the two suspects "followed the victim, a 12-year-old male, into his apartment building on Grand Concourse, in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, punched the victim and removed his iPhone 4."

The suspects fled, but the police released video, which shows the suspects walking down the street and then going into the victim's building:

The victim refused medical attention.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.