Teenagers Punch 14-year-old, Steal iPhone Near Sunset Park: Cops

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN -- Police are asking for help identifying two teenagers who they say punched a 14-year-old on the street last month before stealing his phone.

Just before 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, the two boys were walking down the street near 40th Street and 5th Avenue when they approached the 14-year-old victim. The teens punched the boy and threw him to the ground before taking his iPhone 7.

The boys fled the scene and the 14-year-old victim refused medical attention after the assault, police said.

The two boys are described as male, hispanic and between 14 to 16 years old.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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