NYPD: 11-year-old boy robbed, attacked in Sunset Park

A child was robbed and attacked in Sunset Park last week.

News 12 Staff

Feb 10, 2020, 11:22 AM

Updated 1,544 days ago

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A child was robbed and attacked in Sunset Park last week.
Police tell News 12 an 11-year-old boy was robbed while walking along the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 50 Street last Thursday around 6:40 a.m.
Police say the suspect went up to the boy, grabbed his cellphone and hit him in the head with a cane when the boy tried to chase after him.
The suspect was last seen headed northbound on Fourth Avenue.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.


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