Teen robbed of cash, iPod

EAST BRUNSWICK - A 16-year-old township boy was assaulted and robbed while walking on Fetyko Avenue at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 27, according to a police report.

The victim told police that a Hispanic male, about 16 years old and wearing a brown coat, walked past him and slapped him in the back of the head, demanding the victim give him his iPod. When the victim refused, the suspect punched him in the jaw.

Two black males then joined the first suspect and knocked the victim to the ground. While hitting him, they stole $20 in cash, a chain and the iPod.

The suspects then fled the area toward Mid-State Mall on Route 18. Fetyko Avenue is located in a neighborhood just east of Route 18 in the area of West Prospect Street.

One black male was identified as about 6 feet 1 inch in height, heavyset and wearing a North Face jacket. The second was identified as 5 feet 2 inches, approximately 16 years old, wearing a blue Rocawear jacket and Timberland boots.

The victim told police that he did not know the suspects.