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Man Attacked and Robbed for Apple AirPods by Trio in LIC

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March 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

Police have released images of three males who are suspected of attacking and robbing a man in Dutch Kills earlier this month.

The suspects approached the 25-year-old male victim from behind and began punching him in the body on Wednesday, March 18 at around 4:45 p.m.

The trio then stole the victim’s Apple AirPods – in an attack that took place in the vicinity of 38-20 32 Street, according to police.

The suspects then fled the scene in an unknown location.

The first suspect is described as being 5-feet-8 inches tall and was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black pants, a black t-shirt, black sneakers, and a black knit cap.

The second suspect is described as being 5-feet-9 inches tall with short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded jacket, a white t-shirt, dark-colored pants, and gray sneakers.

The third suspect was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, light-colored sneakers with green laces and a black backpack.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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Sara Ross

No matter what’s going on, there is still going to be people on the street looking to hurt, steal from, assault or either kill somebody for some stupid electronic. Check out the suspects. Just another day in NY.

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COCED

They’d rather have half of the law-abiding population of the city die than legalize guns in NYC. And those who use them now don’t care about the law )

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