Police looking for suspects who threatened, robbed man on Upper West Side

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Police searching for 3 men in UWS robbery
Police are looking for suspects who robbed a man on the Upper West Side.

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are on the hunt for a trio of men who robbed a 22-year-old man on the Upper West Side.

It happened at about 11 p.m. Sept. 5 between West 67th Street and Columbus Circle.

Police say the suspects approached the victim and threatened him with bodily harm if he did not give them his iPhone.

They then removed the victim's iPhone and fled towards Central Park West.

The suspects are described as in their late teens to early 20's.

Anyone with information in regards 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).