Crime & Safety

Police: Teen Robs Man Walking in Deer Park

The robbery occurred early Saturday.

A Wyandanch teen was arrested a day after he robbed a man who was walking in Deer Park, police said.

According to police, the victim was walking on W. 2nd Street shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday when he was robbed of his iPhone by 17-year-old Quasim Johnson. Police say Johnson also punched and kicked the man. 

Johnson was arrested on Sunday morning. He will be arraigned on a second degree robbery charge in First District Court in Central Islip on Monday.

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