Crime & Safety

Women Beat And Rob 15-Year-Old Girl In Queens Subway: NYPD

The teenaged girl was shoved to the ground, punched, kicked and robbed in the Woodhaven Boulevard station Thursday, police said.

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The teenager was approached by five unknown women on the mezzanine level of the Woodhaven Boulevard R line train station, police said.
The teenager was approached by five unknown women on the mezzanine level of the Woodhaven Boulevard R line train station, police said. (Courtesy of NYPD)

QUEENS – A group of women beat and robbed a 15-year-old teenager in a Woodhaven train station on Thursday, the NYPD said.

Five woman attacked the teenager on the mezzanine level of the Woodhaven Boulevard R line train station, near Queens Boulevard, about 3 p.m. Thursday, police said.

The women pushed the teen to the ground, kicked, punched and robbed her of her wallet before flfleeing the station, authorities said.

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The 15-year-old was taken to the Long Island Jewish Forest Hills hospital in stable condition, police said.

The NYPD reported two unauthorized purchases totaling more than $200 were made Thursday after the incident.

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Police released images of the suspect and asked anyone with any information on the incident to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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