WILLIAMSBURG — A GROUP OF PEOPLE IS REPORTEDLY STEALING CELL PHONES IN WILLIAMSBURG’S 94TH PRECINCT in what the NYPD is calling a grand larceny pattern, and the public is being asked to help police track down the thieves .

Seven incidents, between Monday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 13, were reported in the 94th Precinct and across the river in the 6th Precinct (Greenwich Village/West Village), in which a group of people demanded and took cell phones from their victims. The incidents all took place during overnight hours. All seven of the victims were males, mostly in their 20s. In each case, a group approached a victim, asking for and then taking his phone before fleeing. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to

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