Crime & Safety

Cell Phone Store Robbed In Queens By 3 Men Wearing Hoodies, Police Say

Three men made off with an iPhone 6 after robbing the store, police said.

JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY – Three men grabbed an iPhone from behind the counter of a Jackson Heights store before fleeing, the NYPD said Tuesday.

The men, where all wore hooded sweatshirts, took the iPhone 6 from the NRN Services store at 74-18 37 Road at 11: 45 a.m., police said.

One of the men blocked a worker from trying to stop the robbery before all three fled the scene, police said.

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Police released photos of the suspects and asked anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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