Police are searching for a suspect wanted in a robbery in the Tremont section of Bronx.
According to police, the 16-year-old suspect was walking down the street at the intersection of Southern Boulevard and E. 175th Street around 10 p.m. on Saturday night when six men approached.
One of the suspects then told the victim to empty his pockets. The victim complied and the suspect took the teen’s cell phone and fled.
The suspect has been identified by police as a 19-year-old black man, about 5’9″ and 150 pounds.
Anyone with information on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit NYPDCrimestoppers.com.
All calls are strictly confidential.