April 29, 2019 By Meghan Sackman
A man stole an iPhone from a 5-year-old boy who was walking down a Murray Hill street with his grandmother earlier this month, police say.
The boy was with his grandmother in front of 26-07 166th St. on April 19 around 1:30 p.m. when the suspect approached the child and snatched the cell phone.
The man ran south on 166th Street towards 27th Avenue with the iPhone, police say.
The victims were not injured.
Police describe the suspect black and about 18-years-old. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and dark pants.
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).
