Crime & Safety
Dozen Delinquents Mug Couple In NYC, Cops Say
A couple walking through the East Village last week was robbed by a group of 12 youths who flashed a weapon, police said.
NEW YORK CITY — A dozen delinquents mugged a couple as they walked on an East Village street, police said.
The as-yet-unidentified youths robbed a 22-year-old woman and 23-year-old man of their phones, a purse, wallet and debit cards early Sept. 17, authorities said.
The couple ran into the group — which consisted of eight males and four females — about 3:45 a.m. near East 12th Street and Avenue C, NYPD officials said.
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One youth flashed a weapon while the group forcibly took the couple's possessions, police said. The whole group ran off, leaving the woman with minor injuries, for which she refused medical attention, authorities said.
People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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