Teenager Punched In Face And Robbed In Williamsburg, Police Say

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN —A 15-year-old boy was asked for money by a man who then punched him in the face and grabbed his phone, police said. The robbery happened around 4 p.m. Monday on Grand Street, near Manhattan Avenue, in Williamsburg.

Video surveillance captured the assault and shows the suspect is about 5-foot-8, about 175 pounds and wearing a black jacket, gray pants and black sneakers, police said.

The suspect fled north on Manhattan Avenue and had not been caught as of Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

Photo courtesy of the NYPD.