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Police searching for trio that stole an iPhone from Jackson Heights shop

JH SUSPECTS
Photo courtesy of NYPD

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three men who walked into a phone repair store in Jackson Heights and stole an iPhone on Tuesday.

According to police, the suspects entered NRN Services at 74-18 37 Rd. on Oct. 17 at about 11:45 a.m. Two of the suspects went behind the counter to steal an iPhone 6 while the third suspect blocked the 25-year-old employee from stopping them. The trio then fled.

The first suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, approximately 5 feet, 9 inches and last seen wearing a black sweatshirt. The second suspect, a black male in his 20s, was also last seen wearing a dark sweatshirt.

The third suspect was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 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 enter TIP577.