Cops are on the lookout for two males wanted for robbing a pre-teen of his cell phone in Ozone Park last week.
According to police, the 12-year-old male victim was walking near the intersection of South Conduit Avenue and 79th Street at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, when he was approached by the two unidentified male suspects.
The suspects informed the victim that they had a gun and demanded he give up his cell phone, law enforcement agents said. The victim complied with the duo’s demands and handed over the device. The pair then fled on foot in an unknown direction with the iPhone 7 Plus.
Officers from the 106th Precinct responded to the incident and no injuries were reported.
Police have described one of the suspects as a black male, wearing a dark t-shirt, and gray shorts; and the other suspect as a black male wearing a black t-shirt, a black baseball cap, and camouflage shorts.
Surveillance video from a location in the immediate vicinity of the robbery showing the two suspects can be seen here.
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 will be strictly confidential.
