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Two men punch victim in face, steal cash on Roosevelt Avenue

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Oct. 2, 2016 Staff Report

The police are looking for two men who allegedly punched a man in the face and then took off with his cell phone and cash.

The incident took place on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 11:40 p.m., when the perpetrators approached the 41-year-old victim in front of 81-03 Roosevelt Avenue, where they punched him in the face before taking off with his phone and $80 cash.

The victim suffered injuries to his face and was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he was treated and released.

The two suspects have been described as follows:

  1. Male Hispanic, 5′.6″ to 5′.8″, 210 to 230 pounds, with tattoos on his arms and was wearing a gray t-shirt, and jeans.
  2. Male Hispanic, 5′.8″, 170 to 190 pounds, and was wearing a dark color t-shirt and shorts.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

 

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Mac

Don’t forget Ronald Reagan and his amnesty Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. That’s when Jackson Heights and Corona became Spanish neighborhoods.

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