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Fordham Manor: 13-Year-Old Girl Assaulted & Robbed by Gang of Three

 

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the three people seen in the attached surveillance photographs who are sought in connection to a robbery and assault in Fordham Manor.

 


Police said they received a report that on Tuesday, March 15, at around 3.28 p.m., in front of 2654 Valentine Avenue, the victim, a 13-year-old girl, was approached from behind by three people, two male and one female.

 

 

The female allegedly began kicking and punching the victim multiple times in the face, while the two males allegedly kicked her in her stomach, and then removed her sneakers and cellphone. They then fled on foot to parts unknown. The victim refused medical attention at the scene.

 


The assailants are described as being aged between 16 and 18 years of age, one female and two male. Surveillance photos of the three are attached, and were obtained from the incident location. 

 

 

Anyone with information regarding 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

 

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