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Female Muggers Beat Victim for Suite of Apple Products, NYPD Says

The NYPD is searching for two females for allgedly mugging a woman for her Apple products. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 27, 2025


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of females who beat a woman to steal her suite of Apple electronics. 


At around 11 pm on March 20, a 25-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of Watson and Evergreen Avenues. Two young women ran up to her and began punching the victim in the face. 


During the beating, the attackers ripped off the victim’s Apple iPad, iPhone, Air Pods and her sneakers, cops said. 


The attackers then hopped into a black SUV and took off west on Watson Avenue. 


The victim sustained swelling to the face and was treated by EMS at the scene. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the two suspects from inside a nearby apartment building. The first suspect is described as a female with a medium complexion and short red hair. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie with white lettering on the front. She also wore black leggings and white sneakers. 


The second suspect is described as a female with a dark complexion and short dark hair tied in a bun atop her head. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie with red flames on the sleeves and the front as well as white writing on the front. She also wore black pants and white sneakers.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.


All calls are strictly confidential.

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