Crime & Safety

Teenager Stabbed, Robbed Outside Astoria McDonald's, Police Say

Police are looking for three people accused of stabbing a 15-year-old and taking his cell phone outside the Astoria McDonald's on Monday.

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The 15-year-old victim was outside the McDonald's on 21st Street and 31st Drive around 4 p.m. Tuesday, when the unidentified suspects grabbed his cell phone and stabbed him in the buttocks with a "cutting instrument," police said.
The 15-year-old victim was outside the McDonald's on 21st Street and 31st Drive around 4 p.m. Tuesday, when the unidentified suspects grabbed his cell phone and stabbed him in the buttocks with a "cutting instrument," police said. (NYPD)

ASTORIA, QUEENS — A group of people stabbed and robbed a teen boy outside an Astoria McDonald's Monday afternoon, according to police, who asked for help identifying three suspects.

The 15-year-old victim was outside the McDonald's on 21st Street and 31st Drive around 4 p.m. Tuesday, when the unidentified suspects grabbed his cell phone and stabbed him in the buttocks with a "cutting instrument," police said.

The suspects fled in an unknown direction, while the teenager was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition, police said.

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Police on Tuesday released photos appearing to show three different suspects, and asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.

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