Crime & Safety

14-Year-Old Boy Robbed At Knifepoint In Queens Subway Station: Cops

A youthful brigand ran away with a teen's necklace in the Monday robbery in Sunnyside, police said.

Police seek help identifying this youth who they say robbed a boy in a Queens subway station Monday.
Police seek help identifying this youth who they say robbed a boy in a Queens subway station Monday. (NYPD)

QUEENS, NY — A 14-year-old boy was robbed at knifepoint inside a Queens subway station, police said.

The robbery unfolded Monday morning when a youthful brigand walked up to the teen inside the 33rd Street station in Sunnyside, flashed a knife and forcefully stole the boy's necklace, authorities said.

The robber ran off and remains on the loose, police said.

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NYPD officials released photo of the young-looking robber late Thursday and the public for identifying them.

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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