Williamsburg Teen Gets Away From Three Men Trying To Rob Him: PD

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are still searching for three men who they say tried to rob a teen on Manhattan Avenue earlier this month.

Around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, the three men came up to a 17-year-old boy in front of 10 Manhattan Avenue. The group tried to remove the teens phone from his pockets, but the boy was able to get away.

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.