NYPD Seeking Four Teens After Recent F Train Robberies
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating four teenagers wanted in connection with two incidents that occurred on the same day along the F line.
The first incident occurred at 2:10pm on Monday, April 8 at the Church Avenue F subway station in the 66th Precinct. Police say a 15-year-old boy was approached by four teen boys who grabbed the victim, told him they had a knife, and fled with the victim’s cell phone.
The second incident occurred at 2:37pm on the same day, at 7th Avenue F train station in the 78th Precinct, when police say a different 15-year-old boy was approached by the same group, who then attempted to forcibly remove property from the victim, but they fled empty handed.
Suspect #1 is described as a black male, age 16 to 17, about 5’8″ tall, and weighing between 140 and 150 pounds.
Suspect #2 is described as a black male, age 16 to 17, about 5’9″ tall, and weighing between 145 and 155 pounds.
Suspect #3 is described as a black male, age 16 to 17, about 5’7″ tall, and weighing between 160 and 165 pounds.
Suspect #4 is described as a black male, 17 years old, about 5’10” tall, and weighing about 200 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto Crime Stoppers’ website or by texting their tips to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577. As always, the NYPD states that all calls are confidential.
