The police are looking for suspects who are seen attacking an 18-year-old girl for her cellphone in the Bronx.
According to the NYPD, the incident took please on March 12, at 7 p.m., in front of a building on College Avenue in the 44th Precinct: Three suspects approached the victim "as she attempted to gain access inside her building and demanded her cell phone." When she refused, a suspect (suspect 1) grabbed her and put her in a chokehold and pushed her against a railing while another suspect (suspect 2) tried to remove the victim's cellphone from her hand. They were unable to take her cellphone and they ran off.
The video also shows the suspects throwing a bottle at her after they had followed her into an alley.
Suspect 1 is described as being 17 years old, about 5'9" and 160 pounds with brown eyes and with black hair who was last seen wearing blue jeans, gray jacket, light colored hooded sweatshirt and sneakers. Suspect 2 is described as being about 5'7" with a heavy build and was last seen wearing blue jeans, light colored hooded sweatshirt, knit cap and a dark colored jacket.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). 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 enter TIP577.
