LAPD, Community Step Up To Buy New iPhone For Family Whose 15-Year-Old Was Beaten For One
LAPPL News Watch
April 10, 2019
In a surprise move to restore an autistic teen’s faith in law enforcement and make him whole again after his cellphone was stolen in a brutal attack, a15-year-old gratefully accepted a replacement phone made possibly by generous community donations and the efforts of police officers at the Topanga Community Police Station.
Anthony, who police said was a victim of a savage beating and a robbery by two alleged gang members in front of his 8-year-old twin sisters just a few houses from where he lived in Canoga Park, was accompanied by them and their mother on Tuesday on the pretense of getting a tour of the station.
Within 48 hours of putting out a message on social media about the attack and loss, police officials raised the $500 required to buy a refurbished iPhone.
“I’m glad I was given back what was taken from me that day. Thank you very much,” said Anthony, whose family’s name was being withheld. “I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else.”
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