NYPD: Craigslist iPhone 6 Ad Results In Armed Robbery

By

Jen Chung

Published Feb 3, 2015

Modified Feb 3, 2015

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The police are looking for two suspects who robbed someone who tried to sell an iPhone 6 via Craigslist.

According to the NYPD, the incident occurred at 3 p.m. on January 28, in Sheepshead Bay: "One of the suspects met the 27 year-old male victim in front of 1600 Avenue T after responding to a Craigslist advertisement to buy an iPhone 6. While the two were meeting, a second suspect approached the victim from behind with a firearm and removed the iPhone."

The police released images of the suspects, who are described as having skinny build and being 18 to 25 years old.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.