Muggers Mace 15-Year-Old In Queens, Steal His Jacket: NYPD

MASPETH, QUEENS -- A 15-year-old boy hoping to sell his jacket for some extra cash was instead mugged, maced and left out in the cold in Queens, police said.

The teen had arranged to sell his jacket using LetGo - a social media app that allows users to buy and sell goods locally - and had agreed to meet the "buyer" for the sale on March 11 at the corner of Maspeth and Grand avenues, authorities said.

But when the boy arrived at their meeting place at 4 p.m., he instead found himself facing two muggers, who sprayed him in the face, snatched his jacket and fled, cops said.

The two men were caught on tape bolting toward 64 Street and Perry Avenue with the jacket in hand. Cops described the one carrying the jacket as around 5-foot-10 with brown hair and a light mustache. His accomplice is around 5-foot-6 with curly hair and was clad in a bright red jacket during the attack.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

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