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Man gets robbed in Elmhurst while waiting on a subway platform

Woodhaven Boulevard Subway Station
Photo: Google Maps + NYPD

The police are looking for any information regarding two teens who allegedly robbed a man who waiting for a subway train to arrive on Saturday in Elmhurst, Queens.

The robbery took place on Saturday, June 25 at 4 p.m. in the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station on Queens Boulevard.

The victim, a 17-year-old man, was sitting on a bench waiting for a train to arrive on the northbound platform when two individuals, who were unarmed, according to the police spokesperson, approached him and demanded money. The victim gave in to their request and the two individuals fled.

Cops describe the individuals as follows:

Individual 1: Male, black, approximately 17-19 years of age, 5 foot 10 inches, 180 pound.

Individual 2: Male, black, approximately 17-19 years of age, 5 foot 7 inches, 150 pounds.

Police ask that anyone with any information regarding the robbery of the two suspects call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477), for Spanish call 888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online by logging on the the Crime Stoppers Website or text 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.