Police are looking for a pair of perps who beat up a 17-year-old boy and stole his skateboard and other belongings in broad daylight at a West Village subway station on Saturday.
NYPD officials said the young victim was on the West 4 Street subway station mezzanine at 11:10 a.m. on April 6 when the two suspects approached him with an offer, saying, “I’ll let you in for a dollar,” as they held open the emergency gate for the victim to enter.
The victim obliged and walked through the open gate, police said, which is when the situation turned violent.
Law enforcement sources said the suspects began punching the victim multiple times in the head, injuring his right ear. When the rain of blows ended, the perps ran off with the victim’s skateboard and necklace before cops from Transit District 2 arrived, fleeing to parts unknown.
EMS brought the victim to Lenox Health Greenwich Village Hospital in stable condition.
Police released video footage of the suspects. The first individual is described as a male approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a dark complexion, curly hair and medium build. He was last seen wearing a blue winter jacket, beige turtleneck, black pants and blue sneakers.
The second individual is described as a male approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall with a dark complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing a black and red sweatshirt, blue sweatpants and dark colored du-rag.
Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish speakers, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
