Thieves beat and rob 15-year-old boy, stealing sneakers

Five teens bushed and robbed a 15-year-old lad successful the lobby of his Queens flat gathering connected Wednesday, taking his New Balance sneakers, cops and the victim’s household said.

Emmanuel Villa told constabulary helium had conscionable grabbed groceries and was heading location for meal erstwhile 1 of the crooks shoved him into the lobby of his 84th St. gathering adjacent 35th Ave. successful Jackson Heights astir 4:20 p.m.

The thieves repeatedly punched and kicked the victim, earlier nabbing his sneakers and fleeing, cops said.

The shoes that were stolen outgo astir $170 with taxation and shipping, the victim’s parent said. (Kerry Burke/NYDN)

The victim’s parent said the crooks each wore balaclava masks and attacked her lad from behind.

One of them rushed up down and pushed him and the remainder of them came into the lobby,” said 46-year-old Joanne Restrepo. “They threw him to the crushed and started beating him.”

A person who was walking with the unfortunate fled into the gathering and pounded connected Restrepo’s door, starring the victim’s 18-year-old sister to teardrop retired of her flat and pursuit the thieves barefoot, the victim’s parent said.

“My girl went retired and chased them but she was barefoot and they got away,” said Restrepo.

“I’m inactive a tense wreck. I cognize God is with him, but I’m inactive worried.”

The teen unfortunate said the crooks stole his sneakers, which outgo his parent astir $170, due to the fact that it was the lone happening of worth helium had connected him.

“I guessed they wanted to bargain thing that was worthy money,” said Villa. “All I had was my tennis shoes.”

The youngster suffered insignificant injuries to his head, backmost and arm, but refused aesculapian attention, his parent said.

No arrests were made.

Originally Published: January 23, 2025 astatine 9:00 PM EST