GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Video shows a group of suspects digging through a stolen backpack in Manhattan.
Police say the group surrounded an 18-year-old Tuesday night on West Street in Greenwich Village and demanded his property.
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When the teen tried to run away, the suspects assaulted him, taking his backpack.
The victim sustained minor injuries during the incident.
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Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the males is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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