Teenagers Arrested For Central Park Assaults

Five children under 16 have been arrested by the NYPD after a mugging spree in New York’s Central Park.

The five children, including a 12-year-old and 13-year-old, are facing charges of robbery, assault and attempted assault.

The gang attacked a 31-year-old man on Monday morning, beating him with a stick and punching him in the face when he refused to give them all the money in his wallet.  The group then attacked two female joggers and stole their iPhones and iPods.

The only suspect named by police was 16-year-old Angel Munoz.  Police say that Munoz and one of the 14-year-old assailants turned themselves in to police after discovering they were the subject of a manhunt.

The victims then identified the other suspects from lineups conducted at an NYPD precinct.