The assailants are merely misunderstood youths that probably came from broken
homes. They need rehabilitation not incarceration. Probably a better idea would
be a few rounds to the head.
Jack Pitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Assailants sought in Asbury
attack
BY ED JOHNSON STAFF WRITER FEBRUARY 18, 2008
ASBURY PARK Police are looking for a band of strong-arm robbers who attacked
a 16-
year-old city boy on the 1000 block of First Avenue Sunday night.
The victim, whose name was not released by the police, continues to recover
from multiple
facial lacerations as detectives try and determine who his assailants were,
Detective Capt.
David Kelso said.
Police said the victim was walking home with a bag of groceries at about 8 p.m.
when he
said four men approached him and began to rough him up, Kelso said. One of the
bandits
grabbed the victim from behind and put him into a chokehold
while two others grabbed his arms and the fourth robber pummeled him about the
face,
the police incident report said.
The victim told the police he was knocked to the ground as the group continued
to drag
and hit him. He said the group escaped with his groceries and wallet,
containing $400,
Kelso said.
Kelso said the wolf-pack type of attack is not unusual in strong-arm robberies.
""Most robberies where there's no weapon involved have multiple actors,'' he
said.
Police have asked anyone with information on the crime to call Detective Eugene
Dello at
(732) 502-5776.
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