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Trio wanted for assaulting a woman and stealing her headphones at a subway station in Astoria

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Police are looking for three men who attacked a woman and stole her headphones at an Astoria subway station.

According to police, at 11:39 p.m. on March 28, an 18-year-old woman was standing on the Queens-bound R train platform at the 46th Street station when she was approached by three unknown men. The suspects then struck her in the head and took her Beats headphones.

The suspects then fled the station on 49th Street towards Northern Boulevard. The victim refused medical attention.

Cops described the perpetrators as black men, two of which aged between 18 and 25-years-old; the third is believed to be under 20-years-old.

Anyone with information in regards 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.