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Subway rob

By Mike McLaughlin
The Brooklyn Paper

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Three teens robbed a schoolboy of his digital music player on the Jay Street subway platform on Feb. 7.

The three hooligans surrounded the 15-year-old victim as he waited for the A train at around 3:30 pm, yanking the hood of his sweatshirt over his head and telling him to keep his eyes on the ground. The perps forced him to hand over the music device and school-issued Metrocard.

Brawl for music

A fight broke out on the corner of Wyckoff and Smith streets over an iPod on Feb. 5.

Three thugs accosted a 15-year-old boy and demanded the iPod at around 3:15 pm. When he refused, one of the muggers pummeled him in the face.

The teen was taken to Long Island College Hospital.

F’ing attack

Three teens relentlessly tried to rob another teen who was riding the F train on Feb. 5.

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Two of the muggers sat next to the victim at 3:30 pm and asked him for the time. The victim tried to move to a different seat, but his assailants forced him pounded him with several kicks and punches to his head and stomach.

The attackers moved to the next car, giving the victim a temporary reprieve, but when he exited at the Bergen Street station, the hooligans followed him. They confined him to the Warren Street exit and hit him again, but were unable to get the 15-year-old to hand over any of his property.

©2008 The Brooklyn Paper

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