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Cops say Good Samaritan interrupts robbery; 3 held

A passerby intervened to rescue a boy who was being beaten and robbed by three teens Wednesday afternoon in Freeport, police said.

The attackers ran off but were caught and arrested a short time after the 4 p.m. robbery, which took place as the victim was walking on Woodcleft Avenue, police said.

The three suspects, all from Baldwin, were held on second-degree robbery charges. David...

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