A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a violent robbery last month at a Bronx subway station, one in a pair of robberies in the area, according to police.
The suspect was arrested and charged Sunday with robbery. Two other suspects remain on the loose, police said.
The 16-year-old was one of at least three robbers who police say attacked subway straphangers in the Woodstock neighborhood, stealing their phones, bank cards, cash and a mountain bike.
In the first mugging on Nov. 16, three men approached a 37-year-old man in the stairwell of the Southern Boulevard and East 149th Street station.
One suspect restrained the victim while another held his arm. The third suspect punched the victim in the face and body while removing his Samsung Galaxy, bank cards and a mountain bike.
The second man was robbed inside the Southern Boulevard and Longwood Avenue station on Nov. 17.
Police say a 54-year-old man was descending the stairs when two suspects approached from behind and placed an unknown object in his back. The suspects then removed cash from the victim's pocket.
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Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
