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Cops looking for iPhone robber who Facebook messaged his victim – Metro US

Cops looking for iPhone robber who Facebook messaged his victim

Police released this image of the suspect (NYPD) Police released this image of the suspect (NYPD)

Police are looking for a suspect who took an iPhone from a 15-year-old, then taunted the teen on Facebook.

According to police, on Jan. 26 around 5 p.m., two suspects approached the teenager, who was exiting a bus at the corner of Grand Concourse and East 175th Street in the Bronx.

One suspect demanded the teen’s phone, while the other displayed a knife and took his coat. Then they both fled.

According to a law enforcement source, one suspect then sent the victim a message on Facebook asking him how it felt not to have his phone.

That suspect is described as male, Hispanic, 17, 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds. Police released his photo.

The second suspect is described as a male Hispanic teenager.

Anyone with information should call 800-577-TIPS.

Danielle Tcholakian contributed reporting.

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