NYPD: 2 women wanted for assaulting, robbing woman at bodega on Grand Concourse

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The NYPD is searching for two women in connection to a violent robbery that took place near the Grand Concourse. According to police, a 34-year-old woman was inside a business located at 99 East 149th St. , and she left her cellphone unattended on the counter. The victim realized her phone was taken and confronted two women who then began to punch her and knocked her to the ground. The women then removed the victim's wallet and hearing aid before fleeing the scene on foot. Both women are described as women in their 20s or 30s with dark complexion. The victim suffered minor injuries. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). "