By Mary O’KEEFE

An 18-year-old Glendale man was physically assaulted and robbed while jogging alone on Ramsdell Avenue.

The victim was jogging toward his home on Wednesday about 10 p.m. when three men in a 2008 to 2011 four-door black BMW sedan slowed down next to him. One of the suspects asked for directions, which he gave. The suspect then asked if he could borrow the man’s phone.

The victim told the man that he did not have a cellphone with him. The driver stopped the vehicle and all three suspects exited the car and approached the runner.

One of the suspects grabbed the victim’s shirt. The victim tried to run away but two of the suspects quickly caught up with him and began punching him in the face, said Sgt. Ray Harley, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station.

The victim fell to the ground from the beating while the third suspect reached into the victim’s pockets and removed his iPod while the beating continued. The three suspects returned to their vehicle with the victim’s iPod and fled the area traveling westbound on Encinal Avenue.

The victim did not require medical treatment.

The three suspects are described  as white,  20-to-25 years old, and at the time of the incident were wearing dark hooded jackets or sweatshirts. The first suspect was described as about 5’8”, 175 pounds. The second suspect was about 5’10”, 190 pounds, and the third suspect was about 5’8”, 170 pounds.

Anyone who may have witnessed this crime or has information about the suspects is asked to contact the Crescenta Valley Station Detective Bureau at (818) 248-3464, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to 274637, or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.