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Teens robbed in Garden City Park

A man robbed two teens at knifepoint on a Garden City Park street early Monday morning, Nassau County police said.

The teens, both 18, were walking on Bedford Avenue around 2 a.m. when the man approached them, his face partly covered, police said.

The robber pulled a four-inch knife and told the teens to hand over their cellphones, police said.

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They gave up their phones and other personal property before the robber ran away, police said. Neither of the teens was hurt.

The robber, described as a black man, stands about 5-foot-10, police said.

Anyone with information about the crime can call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-8477 to leave an anonymous tip.

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