Trio Beats Man With Metal Pipe In Queens Robbery, Police Say

QUEENS, NY — A trio of robbers beat a man with a metal pipe in a scuffle outside a Queens bar, police said.

Two of three suspected robbers in the April 7 heist — in which a 36-year-old man's phone was swiped — remain on the loose, authorities said.

Police arrested a third man, Jorge Tibillin, 31, minutes after the reported attack outside a bar along Roosevelt Avenue near 93rd Street in Jackson Heights, NYPD officials said.

Tibillin was one of three men who tried to walk into the bar but were turned away about 2:30 a.m. that morning, police said.

An argument erupted between the trio and the 36-year-old man, whom the group punched several times and struck with a metal pipe, officials said.

The man dropped his phone during the beatdown, and police believe one of his attackers picked it up and ran off with it.

NYPD officials over the weekend released photographs of two men suspected to be involved.

The first is described as a man with a light-colored baseball cap, a black and gray bubble jacket, dark pants and light-colored shoes.

The second man wore a white hat, a dark "GAP" hooded sweatshirt, light pants and dark shoes.

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/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.