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iPad-Carrying Jogger Mugged In Central Park
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 23, 2011
Modified Jun 23, 2011
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Published Jun 23, 2011
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A jogger was mugged in Central Park yesterday morning around 6:15 a.m. near 110th Street and 5th Avenue. According to WABC 7, "Two suspects approached a 46-year-old man who was jogging in the park and began to punch him. The victim fell to the ground and dropped his iPad, which the robbers picked up before running away."
The victim's condition is not known. The police describe the suspects as black males: One is "in his 20s, about 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9. He was wearing a brown T-shirt, khaki pants, black sneakers and has a goatee... The second... [is] between the ages of 25 and 30, and is also 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9. He was wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and has a goatee." Anyone with any information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. Tipsters can also submit information at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting CRIMES (274637) then entering TIP577.
And at 4:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, a person's cellphone was stolen at West 70th and Central Park West.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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