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Police: Man, Woman Attacked 2 Teenage Girls On Bronx Street

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Wednesday were seeking a suspect in an attack on two teenage girls in the Olinville section of the Bronx.

The attack happened around 5:45 p.m. Monday in front of a building at 3754 White Plains Rd. in the Bronx, police said.

The girls, ages 15 and 17, were punched in the face and hurled to the ground by a man and woman they did not know, police said.

The suspects walked away south on White Plains Road after the attack, police said.

One of the suspects was described as a black male in his late 20s or early 30s with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket and tan pants.

The other was described as a black female in her 30s, wearing a green waist-length jacket and gray pants.

Police have released surveillance video of two suspects.

Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

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